Physical Activity Level, Functional Mobility and Fall Risk in the Elderly

R Andrade daSilva, G SáBrandão… - Manual Therapy …, 2017 - search.proquest.com
… (5) Among the factors which predispose to falls in the … for falls risk.(6,7) Functional mobility
may be affected by intrinsic factors such as age and extrinsic factors such as physical activity

The physical environment as a fall risk factor in older adults: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of cross‐sectional and cohort studies

L Letts, J Moreland, J Richardson… - Australian …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… the physical environment as a risk factor for falls in older adults. The research questions were:
Is the physical environment a risk factor for falls … as age, physical activity and psychological …

Greater fall risk in elderly women than in men is associated with increased gait variability during multitasking

J Johansson, A Nordström, P Nordström - Journal of the American Medical …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Triaxial accelerometers were used to collect objective data on physical activity, and self-reported
fall data were collected by telephone 6 and 12 months after examination. Incident low-…

The roles of exercise and fall risk reduction in the prevention of osteoporosis

NK Henderson, CP White, JA Eisman - Endocrinology and metabolism …, 1998 - Elsevier
… strength and reducing the risk of falls. This article reviews data relating to the effects of
physical activity on bone strength and falls, the two major determinants of fracture risk. The data …

Concern about falling in older women with a history of falls: associations with health, functional ability, physical activity and quality of life

R Patil, K Uusi-Rasi, P Kannus, S Karinkanta… - Gerontology, 2013 - karger.com
… , leading to the prevention of future falls [12]. High levels of perceived fall risk are likely to
result in future falls, independent of actual physiological risk. Conversely, low perception of …

Fall risk in an active elderly population–can it be assessed?

U Laessoe, HC Hoeck, O Simonsen, T Sinkjaer… - Journal of negative …, 2007 - Springer
… assessed fall risk by evaluating solely the physical capabilities of the individual but in relation
to fall risk the … The physical activity level of the participants was assessed by using the …

Estimation of physical performance and measurements of habitual physical activity may capture men with high risk to fall—data from the Mr Os Sweden cohort

EL Ribom, E Grundberg, H Mallmin, C Ohlsson… - Archives of gerontology …, 2009 - Elsevier
… function and level of habitual physical activity are associated with falls in old men. We …
physical activity, in the clinical situation could be used as to identify men with a high risk for falls

Prevention of falls in Parkinson's disease: a review of fall risk factors and the role of physical interventions

CG Canning, SS Paul, A Nieuwboer - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… interventions for people with PD is to improve mobility and activity. … in physical activity
could render the individual at higher risk of falls due to increased exposure to physical activity or …

A multifactorial approach to understanding fall risk in older people

K Delbaere, JCT Close, J Heim… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
fall in the follow-up period. Risk was greater in those with a low physiological fall risk score
… reported disability doing no planned physical activity or 4 or more hours of planned physical

Association between physical functionality and falls risk in community‐living older adults

DJ Smee, JM Anson, GS Waddington… - … and geriatrics research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… relationship between falls risk and physical functionality … falls risk and physical functionality
using objective measures and to create an appropriate model to explain variance in falls risk. …