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Predicting falls within the elderly community: comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the Berg balance scale and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallers.

Y. Lajoie, Sean Gallagher

2004ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(03)00082-7

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Results from the following study indicated that non-fallers have significantly faster reaction times, have higher scores on the Berg balance scale and the ABC scale as well as sway at slower frequencies when compared to fallers.

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LAJOIE, Y.; GALLAGHER, Sean. Predicting falls within the elderly community: Comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the berg balance scale and the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallers. ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, 2004, 38 1: 11–26.