Defining a Fall and Reasons for Falling: Comparisons Among the Views of Seniors, Health Care Providers, and the Research Literature | Zendy

Aleksandra Zecevic | Zendy; Alan W. Salmoni | Zendy; Mark Speechley | Zendy; Anthony A. Vandervoort | Zendy

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Defining a Fall and Reasons for Falling: Comparisons Among the Views of Seniors, Health Care Providers, and the Research Literature

Author(s) -

Aleksandra Zecevic,

Alan W. Salmoni,

Mark Speechley,

Anthony A. Vandervoort

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/46.3.367

Subject(s) - falling (accident) , fall prevention , health care , fall of man , psychology , meaning (existential) , fear of falling , gerontology , occupational safety and health , perception , suicide prevention , poison control , nursing , medicine , medical emergency , political science , politics , psychiatry , pathology , neuroscience , law , psychotherapist

The purpose of this study was (a) to obtain information about the perceptions held by seniors and health care providers concerning what constitutes a fall and potential reasons for falling, and (b) to compare these perceptions to the research literature.

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