Participation restriction, not fear of falling, predicts actual balance and mobility abilities in rural community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-23

  Allison, Leslie K ^a   Painter, Jane A ^a   Emory, Amanda ^a   Whitehurst, Patricia ^a   Raby, Amanda ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity restriction; Balance; Falls; Fear of falling; Mobility; Participation restriction

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SELF EVALUATION; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84873579459     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e3182493d20     Document Type: Article

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