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| A prospective study of posturography in normal older people | | Author(s) | Robert W Baloh, Sonia Corona, Kathleen M Jacobson |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 4, April 1998 |
| Pages | pp 438-443 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Falls ; Biological ageing ; Measurement ; Variance analysis. |
| Annotation | This study followed posturographic measurements in a group of 72 older people (age range 79-91 years) living in the community, to see if sway increases with age, and if sway is greater in those with deteriorating balance and experiencing falls. Velocity of sway on dynamic tests increased significantly during a three-year follow-up. Subjects with low Tinetti gait and balance scores had higher sway amplitude and velocity, particularly on dynamic tests, but no measure of sway was significantly different in those who reported falls compared with those who did not report falls. Sway therefore increases in normal subjects over time, and is greater in older subjects with deteriorating balance compared with those with normal balance. Sway was not greater in those who fell compared with those who did not fall, probably because falls are highly dependent on individual behaviour. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980527001 A |
| Classmark | C4: OLF: BH: 3R: 3YA |
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