2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A measure of the effectiveness of tailor-made-fall-prevention programs for older adults
| Project/Area Number |
22700685
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Kobe Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
ASAI Tsuyoshi 神戸学院大学, 総合リハビリテーション学部, 助教 (50411880)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 健康教育 / 転倒 |
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| Research Abstract |
Fear of falling induced the decline of attentional resource available for postural control. This indicates that older adults with fear of falling may not allocate adequate attentional resource to postural control, and it may predispose them to falls.
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