Open AccessA Simple Clinical Scale to Stratify Risk of Recurrent Falls in Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 65 Years and Older
Author(s) -
Séverine Buatois,
Christine PerretGuillaume,
R Guéguen,
P. Miget,
Guy Vançon,
Philippe Perrin,
Athanase Bénétos
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20090158
Subject(s) - logistic regression , medicine , physical therapy , balance (ability) , test (biology) , population , prospective cohort study , activities of daily living , clinical prediction rule , gerontology , surgery , environmental health , paleontology , biology
Correct identification of people at risk for recurrent falls facilitates the establishment of preventive and rehabilitative strategies in older adults.
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