ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
Assessing gait and balance impairment in elderly residents of nursing homes.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06046911 (Effects of Tai Chi on Postural Balance and Quality of Life Among Elderly With Gait Disorders in China), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Tai Chi on Postural Balance and Quality of Life Among Elderly With Gait Disorders in China
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A novel electronic-health-record based, machine-learning model to predict 1-year risk of fall hospitalisation in older adults: a Hong Kong territory-wide cohort and modelling study.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Depression and Its Effect on Geriatric Rehabilitation Outcomes in Switzerland's Aging Population.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Establishing the Foundations of Emotional Intelligence in Care Companion Robots to Mitigate Agitation Among High-Risk Patients With Dementia: Protocol for an Empathetic Patient-Robot Interaction Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Scientometric Research and Critical Analysis of Gait and Balance in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Down Syndrome-Basque Alzheimer Initiative (DS-BAI): Clinic-Biological Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Quasi-experimental pilot study to improve mobility and balance in recurrently falling nursing home residents by voluntary non-targeted side-stepping exercise intervention.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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- Comparison of the Lower Extremity Kinematics and Center of Mass Variations in Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit Movements of Older Fallers and Nonfallers.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
- The Relationship between the Activity Balance Confidence and Mobility Tests among Older Adults in Indonesia.Journal of aging research · 2022Article
- Gait Ability and Muscle Strength in Institutionalized Older Persons with and without Cognitive Decline and Association with Falls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exercise training using hybrid assistive limb (HAL) lumbar type for locomotive syndrome: a pilot study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Practices of caregivers when evaluating the risk of falls in the admission of older adults to nursing homes.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2020Article
- Teleassessment of Gait and Gait Aids: Validity and Interrater Reliability.Physical therapy · 2020Article
- Assessing Nutritional Status and Functionality in Geriatric Population of Bangladesh: The Hidden Epidemic of Geriatric Malnutrition.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
[Purpose] The risk of falls in the elderly is an important public health problem. Suitable tests may help detect those at risk of falling. This study determined which balance test for older adults generates the most reliable results in terms of fall risk assessment, based on the number of falls over the last 12 months. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 153 individuals (31 males, 122 females, aged 76.67 ± 8.3 years; median 76.5, range 65-94) were investigated. The subjects were subdivided between fallers (a fall over the last 12 months) and non-fallers (no falls over the last 12 months). All participants were assessed with the following: Barthel Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination, Timed Up and Go, Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment), Berg Balance Test, and One-Legged Stance Test. [Results] Statistically significant differences were detected between fallers and non-fallers in TUG, POMA, BBS, and OLST scores. The number of falls correlated positively with the results for TUG, POMA, and OLST. [Conclusion] TUG and POMA were the most useful screening tests for balance and gait impairment in elderly nursing home residents. Two or more tests should be performed for more precise assessment of the risk of falling.
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