Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Ormstad, Heidi Kristin"
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Associations between gait speed and well-known fall risk factors among community-dwelling older adults
Kyrdalen, Ingebjørg Lavrantsdatter; Thingstad, Pernille; Sandvik, Leiv; Ormstad, Heidi Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background and Purpose Exercise interventions are effective at preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults, especially before disability is present. Gait speed below 1.0 m/s is a strong predictor for falls in ...