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| Vigorous physical activity and fall occurrence | | Author(s) | Chad Cook, Joann Shroyer |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 21, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 1-20 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. http://www.HaworthPress.com |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Physical capacity ; Housework ; Falls ; Fractures ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to examine whether vigorous physical activity - defined as sports, heavy housework, or a job that involves physical labour - is associated with falls, falls with a serious injury, broken hip, and fall frequency. The study uses the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) database survey developed by the University of Michigan, to examine the relationship of key attribute variables associated with falls. The sample consisted of 11,226 older Americans aged 65 to 106. A Logit and Tobit regression analysis indicated that vigorous physical activity is negatively associated with falls and falls with a serious injury, broken hip, and fall frequency. Although the study does not differentiate between components of vigorous physical activity, it does indicate that those who participate in these activities are less likely to be associated with fall-related consequences. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040108201 A |
| Classmark | CEA: BI: GH6: OLF: CUF: 49: 7T |
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