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Proposals for continued research to determine older adults’ falls risk
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5147-9715
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Section of Physiotherapy.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8310-3923
2020 (English)In: Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, E-ISSN 2459-4148, Vol. 5, no 4, p. 89-91Article in journal (Other academic) Published
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Early detection of older adults with an increased risk of falling could enable early onset of preventative measures. Currently used fall risk assessment tools have not proven sufficiently effective in differentiating between high and low fall risk in community-living older adults. There are a number of tests and measures available, but many timed and observation-based tools are performed on a flat floor without interaction with the surrounding. To improve falls prediction, measurements in other areas that challenge mobility in dynamic conditions and that take a persons’ own perception of steadiness into account should be further developed and evaluated as single or combined measures. The tools should be easy to apply in clinical practice or used as a self-assessment by the older adults themselves.

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Hylonome Publications , 2020. Vol. 5, no 4, p. 89-91
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Accidental falls, Aged, Functional ability, Geriatric assessment/methods, Postural balance
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Geriatrics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-222631DOI: 10.22540/jfsf-05-089OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-222631DiVA, id: diva2:1846541
Available from: 2024-03-22 Created: 2024-03-22 Last updated: 2024-03-25Bibliographically approved

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Pettersson, BeatriceNordin, EllinorRamnemark, AnnaLundin-Olsson, Lillemor

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