Poor vision accompanied with other sensory impairments as a predictor of falls in older women | Zendy

Jenni Kulmala | Zendy; Anne Viljanen | Zendy; Sarianna Sipilä | Zendy; Satu Pajala | Zendy; Olavi Pärssinen | Zendy; Markku Kauppinen | Zendy; Markku Koskenvuo | Zendy; Jaakko Kaprio | Zendy; Taina Rantanen | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Poor vision accompanied with other sensory impairments as a predictor of falls in older women

Author(s) -

Jenni Kulmala,

Anne Viljanen,

Sarianna Sipilä,

Satu Pajala,

Olavi Pärssinen,

Markku Kauppinen,

Markku Koskenvuo,

Jaakko Kaprio,

Taina Rantanen

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn228

Subject(s) - medicine , balance (ability) , visual impairment , rate ratio , injury prevention , poison control , incidence (geometry) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , fall prevention , occupational safety and health , prospective cohort study , falls in older adults , balance problems , audiology , physical therapy , confidence interval , medical emergency , surgery , psychiatry , physics , pathology , optics

we studied visual acuity (VA) and co-existing hearing impairment and poor standing balance as predictors of falls.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research