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| The effects of usual footwear on balance amongst elderly women attending a day hospital |
| Author(s) | N Frances Horgan, Fiona Crehan, Emma Bartlett |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 38, no 1, January 2009 |
| Pages | pp 62-67 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Older women ; Footwear ; Mobility ; Day hospitals ; Evaluation ; Ireland. |
| Annotation | For a group of 100 older women (aged 65+) attending a day hospital in Ireland, wearing their own footwear was associated with significantly improved balance compared to being barefoot. In this study, a Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was completed under two conditions: shoes on and shoes off with order counter-balanced. Lower barefoot BBS scores were associated with a greater beneficial effect of footwear on balance. Shoe characteristics were not associated with change in the BBS score. The greatest benefit of footwear was seen in subjects with the poorest balance. The authors recommend that older individuals at risk of falls do not go barefoot when walking. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090212206 A |
| Classmark | BD: YW8: C4: LDD: 4C: 763 |
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