Fall Risk Awareness and Safety Precautions Taken by Older Community-Dwelling Women and Men—A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Discussions

INTRODUCTION: Daily life requires frequent estimations of the risk of falling and the ability to avoid a fall. The objective of this study was to explore older women’s and men’s understanding of fall risk and their experiences with safety precautions taken to prevent falls. METHODS: A qualitative st...

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Autores principales: Pohl, Petra, Sandlund, Marlene, Ahlgren, Christina, Bergvall-Kåreborn, Birgitta, Lundin-Olsson, Lillemor, Wikman, Anita Melander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119630

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119630

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