Predicting falls in older adults: an umbrella review of instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To review the validated instruments that assess gait, balance, and functional mobility to predict falls in older adults across different settings.

Methods

Umbrella review of narrative- and systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses of all study types. Reviews that focused on older adults in any settings and included validated instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility were included. Medical and allied health professional databases (MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Embase, and Cochrane) were searched from inception to April 2022. Two reviewers undertook title, abstract, and full text screening independently. Review quality was assessed through the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Systematic Reviews (ROBIS). Data extraction was completed in duplicate usin

SUBMITTER: Beck Jepsen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature