Evaluating the discriminatory power of the velocity field diagram and timed-up-and-go test in determining the fall status of community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional observational study

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews demonstrated that gait variables are the most reliable predictors of future falls, yet are rarely included in fall screening tools. Thus, most tools have higher specificity than sensitivity, hence may be misleading/detrimental to care. Therefore, this study aimed to de...

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Autores principales: Ibeneme, Sam Chidi, Eze, Joy Chinyere, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ibeneme, Georgian Chiaka, Fortwengel, Gerhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35948869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03282-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9367093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35948869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03282-2

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