Influence of high fall-related self-efficacy on falls due to dissociation with ADL among elderly women in nursing homes

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 428-435

  Kato, Chikako ^a   Ida, Kunio ^b   Harada, Atsushi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asahi Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADD; Elderly women; Fall related self efficacy; Falls; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70350348015     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.46.428     Document Type: Article

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