Measuring fear of falling and its effect on quality of life and activity

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-287

  Perez Jara, J ^a,b   Walker, D ^a   Heslop, P ^a   Robinson, S ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL EL BIERZO   (Spain)

Author keywords

activity; activity restriction; falls; fear of falling; measurement; older people

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; OARS MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79951849933     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259810000237     Document Type: Article

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