Associations between gait speed and well-known fall risk factors among community-dwelling older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. e1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter Kyrdalen ◽  
Pernille Thingstad ◽  
Leiv Sandvik ◽  
Heidi Ormstad
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Efficacy of an Exercise Game Based on Kinect in Improving Physical Performances of Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Kayama ◽  
Kazuya Okamoto ◽  
Shu Nishiguchi ◽  
Taiki Yukutake ◽  
Takanori Tanigawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Performances ◽  
Exercise Game ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The design and implementation of a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention pilot program for community dwelling older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Tripken ◽  
Cathy S. Elrod ◽  
Susan Bills
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Falls Prevention ◽  
Metropolitan County ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

The purpose of this research was to describe the development of an interdisciplinary community-based falls prevention program that integrated self-efficacy theory and to evaluate its impact on awarenessof fall risk factors and self-efficacy to engage in behaviors that reduce fall risk. Twenty-three communitydwelling older adults participated in a five-week falls prevention program held at a community centerin a large metropolitan county in the Mid-Atlantic. Positive improvements were demonstrated across alloutcome measures. Our findings indicate that a theory-based interdisciplinary falls prevention programincreased self-efficacy and awareness of falls risk factors in older adults.

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