Factors of Falls among Community Dwelling Elderly

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  • 地域高齢者の転倒における関連要因について
  • チイキ コウレイシャ ノ テントウ ニ オケル カンレン ヨウイン ニ ツイテ

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The purpose of the present study was to determine the factors of falls among community dwelling elderly. As subjects, 172 (31 males and 141 females, aged 60 to 95) elderly adults in Kasari town of Amami island participated in the study which evaluated 20 items. Incidence of falls were 17%, and incidence of elderly adults who had suffered fractures in falls was 33.3%. The places of falls were the living room and the road. The results indicate that falls was related to factors "Cannot lift a bucketful of water" and "Poor physical condition".<br>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 20 (4), 259-262, 2005

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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