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| Rising from the floor in older adults | | Author(s) | Neil B Alexander, Jessica Ulbrich, Aarti Raheja |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 45, no 5, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp 564-569 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Mobility ; Older people ; Young adults [20-25] ; Sheltered housing ; Residents [care homes] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Difficulty in rising from the floor after a fall is common in older people, and is associated with substantial morbidity, even when the falls are not associated with serious injury. The aim of this study was to determine the ability of older people to rise from the floor, and to examine how rise ability might differ according to initial body positions and with or without an assistive device. Using a sample of healthy older people, older people in congregate housing (similar to sheltered housing) and young adult controls, the study videotaped and timed rising from the floor. Results showed that older people, in particular those who lived in sheltered housing, had more difficulty in rising from the floor than younger adults. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970812260 A |
| Classmark | OLF: C4: B: SD6: KLA: KX: 7T |
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