Influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' postural balance and risk of falls: a transversal study
OBJECTIVE: to ascertain the influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' balance and risk of falls.METHOD: to evaluate the risk of falls, the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed Get Up and Go test were used; and for measuring postural balance, static stabilometry was used, with...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000400645&lng=en&tlng=en |