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Comparison Of Balance Confidence, Balance Performance, And Falls Among Age Groups For Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Lindsay Dirringer Spt, Ana Sabates Spt, Holly Roberts Pt, Phd
Comparison Of Balance Confidence, Balance Performance, And Falls Among Age Groups For Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Lindsay Dirringer Spt, Ana Sabates Spt, Holly Roberts Pt, Phd
Physical Therapy Research Symposium
Background: Balance confidence and performance is crucial for fall prevention among the elderly but the correlation with age is unknown.
Purpose: Identify changes in balance confidence, balance performance and falls of older age.
Methods: 90 community-dwelling older adults (76+7 years, 54 female, 34 fallers) completed the Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC), Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB&M), and Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), and self-reported falls for 6 months. Scores on outcome measures and fall rates were compared using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA for age groups 65-74, 75-84, and 85+.
Results: There were no …