OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and summarize the evidence linking balance impairment as a
risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older adults. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING …

Background Screening should have simple and easy-to-administer methods that identify
impairments associated with future fall risk, but there is a lack of literature supporting …

Background and Purpose Falls are a significant public health concern for older adults; early
identification of people at high risk for falling facilitates the provision of rehabilitation …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the interrelationships and discriminatory value of a broad range of
objectively measured explanatory risk factors for falls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study …

Background: Falls are the main cause of accidental death in persons aged 65 years or older.
Methods: Using MEDLINE and previous reviews, we searched for prospective studies …

Approximately one in three older people fall each year owing to gait/balance
disorder/weakness, the second leading cause of falls in older adults. This review evaluates …

Background and Purpose. The objective of this retrospective case-control study was to
develop a model for predicting the likelihood of falls among community-dwelling older …

Aim This study aims to clarify the risk factors for falls to prevent severe consequences in
older adults. Methods We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Google …

Background Standing balance is imperative for mobility and avoiding falls. Use of an
excessive number of standing balance measures has limited the synthesis of balance …

Women are more likely to report falling and to report a fall injury than men. The percentage
of older adults who fall increases with age, from 26.7% among persons aged 65 to 74 years …