The influence of fear of falling on gait and balance in older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Reelick, Miriam F ^a   van Iersel, Marianne B ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,b   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance; Dual task; Elderly; Fear of falling; Gait; Older people

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALKING;

EID: 67649416480     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp066     Document Type: Article

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