Older people's perception of and coping with falling, and their motivation for fall-prevention programmes

Dorte Høst; Carsten Hendriksen; Ina Borup

doi:10.1177/1403494811421639

Older people's perception of and coping with falling, and their motivation for fall-prevention programmes

Dorte Høst, Carsten Hendriksen, Ina Borup

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate older people's perceptions of and coping with falls, and what motivates them to join such programmes.

Original language	English
Book series	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Supplement
Volume	39
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	742-748
Number of pages	7
ISSN	1403-4956
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494811421639
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Accidental Falls
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Emotions
Female
Humans
Learning
Male
Motivation
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Self Efficacy
Social Support

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