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Risk of falling, fear of falling and functionality in community-dwelling older adults

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorTomás, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorQuirino, Diogo
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-16T13:00:51Z
dc.date.available2017-01-16T13:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractAgeing among Portuguese population is leading to an increase in the proportion of elderly people. Age-related changes are responsible for high levels of disability, balance problems and high risk of falls, Physiotherapy can identify elderly in risk of falling and provide strategies to prevent falls in this population contributing to maintain functionality. The purpose of this study was to characterise the risk of falling in a sample of community-dwelling older adults and investigate the associations between functionality and balance. Objective: To identify the risk of failing in community-dwelling older adults and ifs relations with fear of falling and functional capacity.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationFernandes B, Tomás T, Quirino D. Risk of falling, fear of falling and functionality in community-dwelling older adults. In: 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress – Health, Demographic Changes and Well-Being, May 6th-7th, 2016.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-016-1423-5pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/6711
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://health.ipleiria.pt/files/2013/04/SynchronousSessions_Programme-2.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPhysiotherapypt_PT
dc.subjectRehabilitationpt_PT
dc.subjectElderlypt_PT
dc.subjectFallingpt_PT
dc.subjectBalancept_PT
dc.subjectRisk factorpt_PT
dc.titleRisk of falling, fear of falling and functionality in community-dwelling older adultspt_PT
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person.familyNameTomás
person.familyNameGonçalves dos Santos Quirino
person.givenNameMaria Teresa
person.givenNameDiogo Filipe
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5341-3632
person.identifier.ridN-1940-2013
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