Validation of a quality of life questionnaire measuring the subjective fear of falling in nursing home residents

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 459-466

  Warnke, A ^a   Meyer, G ^a   Bott, U ^b   Muhlhauser I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Simulation and Software Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental fall; Aged 80 and older; Fear psychology; Nursing homes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 12444295483     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-004-0214-5     Document Type: Article

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