The role of postural instability/gait difficulty and fear of falling in predicting falls in non-demented older adults

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• 作者：Gilles Allali^a ; ^b ; ^{gilles.allali@hcuge.ch} ; Emmeline I. Ayers^a ; Roee Holtzer^a ; ^c ; Joe Verghese^a
• 关键词：ABC ; activities-specific balance confidence ; CCMA ; central control of mobility in aging ; EPS ; extrapyramidal signs ; FoF ; fear of falling ; GDS-15 ; geriatric depression scale-15 ; GHS ; global health score ; HRs ; hazard ratios ; PD ; Parkinson&rsquo ; s disease ; PIGD ; postural instability/gait difficulty ; RBANS ; repeatable battery for assessment of neuropsychological status ; UPDRS ; unified Parkinson&rsquo ; s disease rating scale
• 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March-April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：69
• 期：Complete
• 页码：15-20
• 全文大小：344 K
• 卷排序：69

文摘

PIGD and fear of falling are associated with future falls. Fear of falling predicts falls in individuals with PIGD. Predictors for falls differed between participants with and without PIGD.