KINESIOL 4SS3 Chapter Notes - Chapter article summary: Functional Dependency, Statistical Power, Comorbidity
27 May 2016
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Factors associated with the risk of falls of nursing home residents aged 80 or older. 30% fall once per year and rises to 43% in nursing homes. And be in a nursing home excluded if: had cognitive or functional disorders, comorbidities, acute thrombosis, vertigo. Self report on age gender, years in home, health conditions, medications. Participants weight, height, wc, bf % (using hand held imedence), waist-to-hip ratio measured. Tug examines balance, gait speed, functional ability of adl. Has good inter-rater reliability w/ intra-class correlation of . 8. Score of 13. 5 sec or more increases risk of falls in older adults. Stand up from a chair, walk 3 m to and around a cone, return to chair at a comfortable walking speed. Euroqol-5 dimension (eq-5d) used to assess health-related qol (hrqol) 5 dimensions: mobility, personal care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression w/ three levels in each (no problems, some problems, extreme problems/unable to)
