Fear of falling in the elderly

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 15-17

  Gagnon, Nadine ^a   Flint, Alastair J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly; Epidemiology; Fear of falling; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; FEAR; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 0043068091     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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