TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Introduction of Fall Risk Assessment (FRA) system and cross-sectional validation among community-dwelling older adults
JO  - Annals of rehabilitation medicine
A1  - Park, Woo-Chul
A1  - Kim, Miji
A1  - Kim, Sunyoung
A1  - Yoo, Jinho
A1  - Kim, Byung Sung
A1  - Chon, Jinmann
A1  - Jeong, Su Jin
A1  - Won, Chang Won
SP  - 87
EP  - 95
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To predict the risk of falls, Fall Risk Assessment (FRA) system has been newly developed to measure multi-systemic balance control among community-dwelling older adults. The aim of this study was to examine the association between FRA and fall-related physical performance tests. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 289 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older participated in this cross-sectional study. All participants underwent FRA test and physical performance tests such as Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). <br><br>RESULTS: Participants who were younger, male, highly educated, living with family members, having high body mass index, having high appendicular lean mass index, and having no irritative lower urinary tract syndrome were more likely to have higher FRA scores. SPPB (β=1.012), BBS (β=0.481), and TUG (β=-0.831) were significantly associated with FRA score after adjusting for the variables (all p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: FRA composite score was closely correlated with SPPB, BBS, and TUG, suggesting that FRA is a promising candidate as a screening tool to predict falls among community-dwelling elderly people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2234-0645
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2019.43.1.87
ID  - ref1
ER  -