scholarly journals Effects of Life Space and Physical Function on the Fall Risk of the Frail Elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Yutaka WADA ◽  
Megumi ONO ◽  
Masahiro HOKANISHI ◽  
Junko ARIKAWA ◽  
Naoki NIIHO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Life Space

scholarly journals The relationship between the Fall Risk Index-21(FRI-21) and occlusal force in the frail elderly

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUH YAMASHITA ◽  
HARUKI KOGO ◽  
HIROSHI OTAO ◽  
AYA HIRAO ◽  
KATSUHIKO MIZOTA
Keyword(s):  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Occlusal Force ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Does Fear of Falling Relate to Low Physical Function in Frail Elderly Persons?: Associations of Fear of Falling, Balance, and Gait

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumi Higuchi ◽  
Hiroaki Sudo ◽  
Noriko Tanaka ◽  
Satoshi Fuchioka ◽  
Yoshitaka Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Elderly Persons

Accelerometer-Measured Daily Steps, Physical Function, and Subsequent Fall Risk in Older Women: The Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Women Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Benjamin T. Schumacher ◽  
John Bellettiere ◽  
Michael J. LaMonte ◽  
Kelly R. Evenson ◽  
Chongzhi Di ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Rate Ratio ◽  
Incidence Rate Ratio ◽  
Steps Per Day ◽  
Falls In Older Adults ◽  
Adjusted Incidence Rate ◽  
Adjusted Incidence

Steps per day were measured by accelerometer for 7 days among 5,545 women aged 63–97 years between 2012 and 2014. Incident falls were ascertained from daily fall calendars for 13 months. Median steps per day were 3,216. There were 5,473 falls recorded over 61,564 fall calendar-months. The adjusted incidence rate ratio comparing women in the highest versus lowest step quartiles was 0.71 (95% confidence interval [0.54, 0.95]; ptrend across quartiles = .01). After further adjustment for physical function using the Short Physical Performance Battery, the incidence rate ratio was 0.86 ([0.64, 1.16]; ptrend = .27). Mediation analysis estimated that 63.7% of the association may be mediated by physical function (p = .03). In conclusion, higher steps per day were related to lower incident falls primarily through their beneficial association with physical functioning. Interventions that improve physical function, including those that involve stepping, could reduce falls in older adults.

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