Reconceptualizing the role of fear of falling and balance confidence in fall risk

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-23

  Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas ^a   Delbaere, Kim ^b,c   Fitzgerald, Theresa Dever ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

falls; injuries; older adults; physical function; psychology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONCEPT FORMATION; FALLING; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ANXIETY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEAR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SENSATION DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78651269496     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310378039     Document Type: Article

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