Title of article :
Predicting falls within the elderly community: comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the Berg balance scale and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallers
Author/Authors :
Lajoie، نويسنده , , Y and Gallagher، نويسنده , , S.P، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
16
From page :
11
To page :
26
Abstract :
Simple reaction time, the Berg balance scale, the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale and postural sway were studied in order to determine cut-off scores as well as develop a model used in the prevention of fallers within the elderly commun
Keywords :
Berg Balance Scale , Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale , Predicting falls , Postural sway , Simple reaction time
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Record number :
1765346
Link To Document :
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