Increased postural sway during quiet stance as a risk factor for prospective falls in community-dwelling elderly individuals | Zendy

Jonas Johansson | Zendy; Anordström | Zendy; Yngve Gustafson | Zendy; Göran Westling | Zendy; Peter Nordström | Zendy

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Increased postural sway during quiet stance as a risk factor for prospective falls in community-dwelling elderly individuals

Author(s) -

Jonas Johansson,

Anordström,

Yngve Gustafson,

Göran Westling,

Peter Nordström

Publication year - 2017

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/afx083

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , falls in older adults , prospective cohort study , odds ratio , confounding , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , fear of falling , poison control , observational study , injury prevention , posturography , balance (ability) , fall prevention , surgery , emergency medicine

fall-related injuries constitute major health risks in older individuals, and these risks are projected to increase in parallel with increasing human longevity. Impaired postural stability is a potential risk factor related to falls, although the evidence is inconclusive, partly due to the lack of prospective studies. This study aimed to investigate how objective measures of postural sway predict incident falls.

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