Association between physiological falls risk and physical performance tests among community-dwelling older adults

DKA Singh, SGK Pillai, ST Tan, CC Tai… - Clinical interventions in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… between physiological falls risk measured using … of physical performance tests in our study
may be used as a guide for initial falls screening to categorize high and low physiological falls

A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention

SR Lord, HB Menz, A Tiedemann - Physical therapy, 2003 - academic.oup.com
… We believe the individual muscle force, speed, and balance tests are not just important
for assessing falls risk but also can be useful outcome measures in exercise studies. The …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological risk of falls, physical and aerobic capacity in community-dwelling elderly

LP Lustosa, JS Silva, DAG Pereira, MG Assis… - Fisioterapia em …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
physiological falls risk and physical performance tests among … of the SPPB showed a higher
correlation with the PPA tests [ … physiological falls risk and physical performance tests among …

The Physical Performance Test as a predictor of frequent fallers: a prospective community-based cohort study

K Delbaere, N Van den Noortgate… - Clinical …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
… aetiology of falls is multifactorial, since medical, sensory, psychological, … Physical Performance
Test with maximal handgrip strength is probably an even better predictor for frequent falls. …

Association between short physical performance battery and falls in older people: the Progetto Veneto Anziani study

N Veronese, F Bolzetta, ED Toffanello… - Rejuvenation …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
… recurrent falls also do not perform well in the tests commonly used to assess motor function.
Many different physical performance tests are believed to be sensitive to falling risk, and …

Long‐term effects of three multicomponent exercise interventions on physical performance and fall‐related psychological outcomes in community‐dwelling older …

E Freiberger, L Häberle, WW Spirduso… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… of three exercise programs on physical performance, fall-related psychological outcomes,
and falls. … to physical performance tests and questionnaires. The assessors administering the …

Both psychological factors and physical performance are associated with fall-related concerns

M Pauelsen, L Nyberg, U Röijezon, I Vikman - Aging clinical and …, 2018 - Springer
… to test and evaluate postural control in a more detailed way. Kinematic and kinetic testing
targeting … is recommended to further unravel the mediating role of physical performance on FrC. …

[HTML][HTML] The association between fall history and physical performance tests in the community-dwelling elderly: a cross-sectional analysis

JC Kim, J Chon, HS Kim, JH Lee… - Annals of …, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
… [21] reported that the SPPB was significantly correlated with physiological falls. The present
study also showed that the SPPB is a reliable tool for the assessment of the risk of falls in …

Physiological fall risk factors in cognitively impaired older people: a one-year prospective study

ME Taylor, SR Lord, K Delbaere… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2012 - karger.com
Physiological Assessment Physiological function was … ), a validated measure of fall risk
involving tests of vision, simple … pathways for cognitive and physical performance. For example, …

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): a quick and useful tool for fall risk stratification among older primary care patients

SA Welch, RE Ward, MK Beauchamp… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
… to consider use of physical performance testing earlier in the … older adults with poor physical
performance could be missed … a (+) STEADI fall screen provides improved fall risk prediction, …