Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.

Delbaere, Kim; Close, Jacqueline; Brodaty, Henry; S. Sachdev, Perminder; R. Lord, Stephen

doi:10.1136/bmj.

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Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.

Published in PubMed • Aug 18, 2010

Authors:

Kim Delbaere

Jacqueline Close

Henry Brodaty

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To gain an understanding of elderly people's fear of falling by exploring the prevalence and determinants of perceived and physiological fall risk and to understand the role of disparities in perceived and physiological risk in the cause of falls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTIN...

Subject

Medicine

Neuroticism

Fear of falling

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