Impact of fear of falling in long term care: An integrative review

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 573-577

  Lach, Helen W ^a   Parsons, Jill L ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Falls; Fear of falling; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEAR; FEAR OF FALLING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84881239281     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.019     Document Type: Review

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