Psychological, physical, and sensory correlates of fear of falling and consequent activity restriction in the elderly: The InCHIANTI study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 354-362

  Deshpande, Nandini ^a   Metter, E Jeffrey ^b   Bandinelli, Stefania ^c   Lauretani, Fulvio ^d   Windham, B Gwen ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze   (Italy)

^d Tuscany Regional Health Agency   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity Restriction; Aging; Fear of Falling; Personal Mastery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STANDING; VISUAL ACUITY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 42449106527     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815e6e9b     Document Type: Article

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