Multifactorial screening for fall risk in community-dwelling older adults in the primary care office: Development of the Fall Risk Assessment & Screening Tool

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 174-183

  Renfro, Mindy Oxman ^a   Fehrer, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older adults; Fall risk; Fall Risk Assessment Tool; Falls; Primary care practitioner

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VISION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLYPHARMACY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84858424005     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e31820e4855     Document Type: Article

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