Balance confidence and functional balance in relation to falls in older persons with hip fracture history

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 114-120

  Kulmala, Jenni ^a   Sihvonen, Sanna ^a,b   Kallinen, Mauri ^c,d   Alen, Markku ^a   Kiviranta, Ilkka ^c   Sipilä, Sarianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b National Public Health Institute

^c Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^d GeroCenter Foundation for Research and Development

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LABORATORY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 37849047530     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200712000-00006     Document Type: Article

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