Physical performance and quality of life in single and recurrent fallers: Data from the Improving Medication Prescribing to Reduce Risk of Falls study

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 350-355

  Boyé, Nicole D A ^a   Mattace Raso, Francesco U S ^a   Van Lieshout, Esther M M ^a   Hartholt, Klaas A ^a   Van Beeck, Ed F ^a   Van der Cammen, Tischa J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Falls; Older adults; Physical performance; Quality of life; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN QUALITY OF LIFE FIVE DIMENSION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FIVE TIMES SIT TO STAND TEST; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT FALLER; SHORT FORM 12; SINGLE FALLER; TANDEM STAND TEST; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84924556842     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12287     Document Type: Article

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