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
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