Timed up and go test combined with self-rated multifactorial questionnaire on falls risk and sociodemographic factors predicts falls among community-dwelling older adults better than the timed up and go test on its own

BACKGROUND: Early detection of falls risk among older adults using simple tools may assist in fall prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to identify the best parameters associated with previous falls, either the timed up and go (TUG) test combined with sociodemographic factors and a self-...

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Publicado en:J Multidiscip Healthc
Autores principales: Ibrahim, Azianah, Singh, Devinder Kaur Ajit, Shahar, Suzana, Omar, Mohd Azahadi
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5667639/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29138571
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S142520
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