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https://hdl.handle.net/10316/115118| Title: | Association Between Visual Acuity and Prospective Fall Risk in Generally Healthy and Active Older Adults: The 3-Year DO-HEALTH Study | Authors: | Wieczorek, Maud Isler, Marlis Landau, Klara Becker, Matthias D Dawson-Hughes, Bess Kressig, Reto W Vellas, Bruno Orav, Endel John Rizzoli, René Kanis, John A Armbrecht, Gabriele Silva, José António P. da Egli, Andreas Freystätter, Gregor Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A |
Keywords: | DO-HEALTH; falls; injurious falls; older adults; visual acuity | Issue Date: | May-2024 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Project: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/278588/EU/VitaminD3-Omega3-Home Exercise- HeALTHy Ageing and Longevity Trial | Serial title, monograph or event: | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | Volume: | 25 | Issue: | 5 | Abstract: | Although aging has a strong impact on visual acuity (VA) and falls, their interaction is understudied in generally healthy older adults. This study aimed to examine if and to what extent baseline VA is associated with an increased risk of all and injurious falls over 3 years in generally healthy community-dwelling older adults. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/115118 | ISSN: | 15258610 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.03.005 | Rights: | openAccess |
| Appears in Collections: | I&D ICBR - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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