Postural balance and self-reported balance confidence in older adults with a hip fracture history

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 630-636

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

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^d GeroCenter Foundation for Research and Development   (Finland)

Author keywords

Balance confidence; Balance control; Hip fracture; Older people; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STANDING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70449533142     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000240016     Document Type: Article

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