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Fear of falling and postural performance in the elderly
MAKI BE; HOLLIDAY PJ; TOPPER A
J GERONTOL , 1991, vol. 46, n° 4, p. M123-M131 Doc n°: 78986 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : MA - GERONTOLOGIE A cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the association between fear of falling and postural performance in the elderly. One hundred ambulatory and independent volunteers (aged 62-96) were subjected to five types of balance tests: (a) spontaneous postural sway, (b) induced anterior-posterior sway, (c) induced medial-lateral sway, (d) one-leg stance, and (e) a clinical balance assessment scale. Pseudorandom platform motions were used in the induced-sway tests. The subjects were classified into both "faller"/"nonfaller" and "fear"/"no-fear" categories, to allow the influence of fear of falling and falling history to be separated in the analyses. Subjects who expressed a fear of falling were found to exhibit significantly poorer performance in blindfolded spontaneous-sway tests and in eyes-open, one-leg stance tests. The clinical scale was the only balance measure that showed Langue : ANGLAIS Tiré à part : OUI Identifiant basis : 1996092330 |
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