title: Near falls incidence. A study of older adults in the community.
abstract: 1. Although falls in older adults have been studied in a variety of settings, near falls (or almost falling) have received little or no attention--and therefore their clinical relevance is unknown. 2. Older adults were able to discriminate between near fall and actual fall events without difficulty. 3. Thirty-five percent of the older adults who participated in this study experienced near falls in the 3-weeks of data collection. Therefore, near falls are common events in the lives of many older adults.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dinkel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petrucci
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors