Self-Report of Missteps in Older Adults: A Valid Proxy of Fall Risk? Jennifer M. Srygley, BS, Talia Herman, MS, Nir Giladi, MD, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 90, Issue 5, Pages 786-792 (May 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.007 Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Factors associated with missteps. (A) Scores on the Geriatric Depression Scale were higher, reflecting increased depressive symptoms, among the subgroup of subjects who reported multiple missteps (n=30), compared with subjects who reported none (n=211). (B) Scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were also higher, reflecting increased anxiety, in the subgroup of subjects who reported multiple missteps. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 90, 786-792DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.007) Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Factors not associated with missteps that were associated with falls. (A) Age, (B) Timed Up & Go times, (C) executive function index. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 90, 786-792DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.007) Copyright © 2009 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions