Physical and psychosocial correlates of fear of falling among older adults in assisted living facilities

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 27-35

  Sharaf, Amira Y ^a   Ibrahim, Hanaa S ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEAR; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 60849138836     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20081201-07     Document Type: Article

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