title: Falling risk factors in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify falling risk factors that are potentially modifiable among individuals who have idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A between group comparison of 19 fallers and 21 nonfallers who have Parkinson's disease, across an array of variables that have been identified as falling risk factors among the elderly and among those who have Parkinson's disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several variables were demonstrated significantly to distinguish fallers: disease duration and severity; dyskinesias associated with the use of dopaminergic agents; freezing; postural instability; depression; fear of falling; impaired fine motor control and motor planning in the feet; decreased proximal strength and muscular endurance in the legs; and a higher level of disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several of these variables can be viewed a potentially modifiable during a future intervention trial that aims to reduce falls in those who have Parkinson's disease using multidimensional risk factor modification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dennison
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roalf
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noorigian
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.forename: Lisette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bunting-Perry
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moberg
authors.forename: Galit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kleiner-Fisman
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martine
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duda
authors.forename: Jurg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaggi
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019338:Polypharmacy; D012307:Risk Factors