Falls efficacy, postural balance, and risk for falls in older adults with falls-related emergency department visits: prospective cohort study
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Falls efficacy, postural balance, and risk for falls in older adults with falls-related emergency department visits: prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND Risk for falls in older adults has been associated with falls efficacy (self-perceived confidence in performing daily physical activities) and postural balance, but available evidence is limited and mixed. We examined the interaction between falls efficacy and postural balance and its association with future falls. We also investigated the association between falls efficacy and gait ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-017-0682-2