Title
Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: Prospective Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-20-2015
Publication Title
Physical Therapy
Volume
96
Issue
4
First page number:
433
Last page number:
442
Abstract
Evidence suggests that there are several fall predictors in the elderly population, including previous fall history and balance impairment. To date, however, the role of psychological factors has not yet been thoroughly vetted in conjunction with physical factors as predictors of future falls.
Repository Citation
Landers, M.,
Oscar, S.,
Sasaoka, J.,
Vaughn, K.
(2015).
Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: Prospective Analysis.
Physical Therapy, 96(4),
433-442.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20150184