Influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' postural balance and risk of falls: a transversal study

OBJECTIVE: to ascertain the influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' balance and risk of falls. METHOD: to evaluate the risk of falls, the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed Get Up and Go test were used; and for measuring postural balance, static stabilometry was used, wit...

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Autores principales: Batista, Wagner Oliveira, Alves, Edmundo de Drummond, Porto, Flávia, Pereira, Fabio Dutra, Santana, Rosimere Ferreira, Gurgel, Jonas Lírio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25296149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3515.2463

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25296149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3515.2463

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