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.c4165

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

Published in BMJ • Aug 19, 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. Setting ...

Subject

Neuroticism

Logistic regression

Fear of falling

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