Do fall predictors in middle aged and older adults predict fall status in persons 50+ with fibromyalgia? An exploratory study

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-206

  Rutledge, Dana N ^a   Cherry, Barbara J ^a   Rose, Debra J ^a   Rakovski, Carter ^a   Jones, C Jessie ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Chronic pain; Fall predictors; Fall prevention; Falls; Fibromyalgia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953927215     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20376     Document Type: Article

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