Factors associated with balance confidence in older adults with health conditions affecting the balance and vestibular system

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1884-1891

  Marchetti, Gregory F ^a,c   Whitney, Susan L ^b,c,e   Redfern, Mark S ^c,d   Furman, Joseph M ^b,c  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Aged; Postural Balance; Rehabilitation; Vestibular Disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHORT FORM 36; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 80054994251     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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