Singapore Institute of Technology
Browse

Near-falls in Singapore community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility study

Download (756.94 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2023-04-05, 09:45 authored by Leng Hsien Shawn SohLeng Hsien Shawn Soh, Chee-Wee Tan, Judith Lane, Ting-Ting Yeh, Benjamin SoonBenjamin Soon

A near-fall is defined as a loss of balance that would result in a fall if sufficient balance recovery manoeuvres are not executed. Compared to falls, near-falls and its associated balance recovery manoeuvres have been understudied.  The study provided evidence that studying near-falls in Singapore community-dwelling older adults is feasible and can be applied to a large-scale study. Recruitment and retention rates were good. Older adults were able to identify near-falls and balance recovery manoeuvres. Both texting and calling were feasible reporting methods, but texting was preferred. 

History

Journal/Conference/Book title

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Publication date

2021-01-12

Version

  • Published

Project ID

  • 6582 (R-MOE-E103-D018) Near-Falls, Balance Recovery and Falls-efficacy of the Community Dwelling Older Adults

Usage metrics

    Categories

    Licence

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC