The role of postural instability/gait difficulty and fear of falling in predicting falls in non-demented older adults

Allali, Gilles; Ayers, Emmeline I; Holtzer, Roee; Verghese, Joe

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2016.09.008

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The role of postural instability/gait difficulty and fear of falling in predicting falls in non-demented older adults

ContributorsAllali, Gilles; Ayers, Emmeline I; Holtzer, Roee; Verghese, Joe

Published inArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 69, p. 15-20

Publication date2017

Abstract

Postural instability/gait difficulty (PIGD) and fear of falling (FoF) frequently co-exist, but their individual predictive values for falls have not been compared in aging. This study aims to determine both independent and combined effect of PIGD and FoF to falls in older adults without dementia.

Keywords

Accidental Falls/prevention & control
Aged
Fear/psychology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gait/physiology
Humans
Male
Movement Disorders/complications/physiopathology/psychology
Postural Balance

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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ALLALI, Gilles et al. The role of postural instability/gait difficulty and fear of falling in predicting falls in non-demented older adults. In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2017, vol. 69, p. 15–20. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.09.008

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PID : unige:99185
DOI : 10.1016/j.archger.2016.09.008
PMID : 27866086

Journal ISSN0167-4943

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The role of postural instability/gait difficulty and fear of falling in predicting falls in non-demented older adults

Postural instability/gait difficulty (PIGD) and fear of falling (FoF) frequently co-exist, but their individual predictive values for falls have not been compared in aging. This study aims to determine both independent and combined effect of PIGD and FoF to falls in older adults without dementia.

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