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Exploration of older people’s perceptions of behavioural factors associated with falls

Author(s) -

Kristy Robson,

Julia Coyle,

Rodney Pope

Publication year - 2018

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/afy051

Subject(s) - older people , fear of falling , falling (accident) , suicide prevention , gerontology , medicine , affect (linguistics) , focus group , risk perception , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , perception , population , qualitative research , fall prevention , occupational safety and health , psychology , environmental health , sociology , social science , communication , neuroscience , anthropology , pathology

falls rates in older people continue to rise despite concerted efforts to manage falls risks. As more effective strategies to reduce falls in older people may arise from better understanding their perspectives on falls risk, this study aimed to explore perceptions and behavioural decisions that may affect risk of falling among older people living in regional Australia.

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