Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.

Delbaere, Kim; Close, Jacqueline; Brodaty, Henry; Sachdev, Perminder S.; Lord, Stephen R.

doi:10.1136/bmj.

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Determinants of disparities between perceived and physiological risk of falling among elderly people: cohort study.

KDKim Delbaere JCJacqueline Close HBHenry Brodaty PSPerminder S. Sachdev SRStephen R. Lord

UNSW Sydney · Neuroscience Research Australia

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Abstract

Objectives

To gain an understanding of elderly people's fear of falling by exploring the prevalence and determinants of perceived and physiological fall risk and to understand the role of disparities in perceived and physiological risk in the cause of falls.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

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Keywords

Medicine
Neuroticism
Fear of falling
Logistic regression
Demography
Falling (accident)
Poison control
Gerontology

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