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May 29, 2024Respiratory MedicineOpen Access

Balance Measures for Fall Risk Screening in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with COPD: A Longitudinal Analysis

Khang Nguyen Dina Brooks Luciana Macedo Cindy Ellerton Roger Goldstein Jennifer Alison Gail Dechman Samantha Harrison Anne E. Holland Annemarie L. Lee Alda Marques Lissa Spencer Michael K. Stickland Elizabeth H. Skinner Kimberley Haines Marla Beauchamp

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Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases fall risk, but consensus is lacking on suitable balance measures for fall risk screening in this group. We aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of balance measures for fall risk screening in community-dwelling older adults with COPD.

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Nguyen et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e67e1cb6db643587607ace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107681

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