Fear of falling after hip fracture: A systematic review of measurement instruments, prevalence, interventions, and related factors

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1739-1748

  Visschedijk, Jan ^a,b   Achterberg, Wilco ^a   Van Balen, Romke ^c   Hertogh, Cees ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zorggroep Solis   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

elderly; falls efficacy; fear of falling; hip fractures; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEAR; FEAR OF FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; FEAR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956305108     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03036.x     Document Type: Review

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