Relations among Fall Efficacy, Perception of Fall Risk and Fall Prevention Behavior in the Frail Elderly at Home
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Balance and Prevention of fall among Elderly
Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com the subjects activity level (sedentary vs. active), there was a strong direct correlation between the activity level and the Berg Balance Score (r = 0.76, p <0.001). Moreover, there was a strong direct correlation between the subject’s ambulatory status and the Berg Balance Score (r = 0.78, p <0.001). Results showed, the ADDS revealed only 200 elder...
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com the subjects activity level (sedentary vs. active), there was a strong direct correlation between the activity level and the Berg Balance Score (r = 0.76, p <0.001). Moreover, there was a strong direct correlation between the subject’s ambulatory status and the Berg Balance Score (r = 0.78, p <0.001). Results showed, the ADDS revealed only 200 elder...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1975-4701
DOI: 10.5762/kais.2013.14.7.3383