Discriminative and predictive ability of physical performance measures in identifying fall risk among older adults

• Main Authors: Zunaidah Abu Samah, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Resshaya Roobini Murukesu, Suzana Shahar, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Chin, Ai-Vyrn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12658/1/19%20Zunaidah%20Abu%20Samah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12658/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid47bil11_2018/KandunganJilid47Bil11_2018.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Falls are a public health concern among older adults. There is a need to take significant measures such as screening for the risk of a fall as a means of prevention and management. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine discriminative and predictive ability of physical performance measur...