In the last decade, population ageing has been registered as a global phenomenon. A
relation exists between falling and ageing, since falling frequency increases significantly …

Falls incidence in Chinese older people has been reported to be approximately half that of
Caucasian populations. It is possible that the falls risk factor profile may differ significantly …

Background: a large proportion of falls in older people occur when walking; however the
mechanisms underlying impaired balance during gait are poorly understood. Objective: to …

Introduction: This is the first prospective longitudinal study carried out in a Chinese elderly
population with the objective of identifying the incidence and predictors of falls. Materials …

Background: Frailty represents a body-wide set of a linked deterioration that occurs with
ageing, but is susceptible to active intervention and is reversible. The concept of frailty …

Background. The concept of a frailty index, developed in Canadian elderly populations as
an indicator of biological age as opposed to chronological age, was tested in an elderly …

purpose. To report associations of visual impairment and the main causes of vision loss with
falls in an older Asian population. methods. The population-based Singapore Malay Eye …

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative exercise program on muscle
strength, balance, and gait kinematics in elderly community-dwellers. The exercise program …

BACKGROUND: Increasing emphasis is being placed on physical performance measures
as an outcome predictor. It is uncertain whether one or two simple measurements will have …

Objective: Recent studies have emphasized the importance of muscle and fat mass in
relation to age‐related decline in physical function. Our objective was to determine whether …