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    The effects of usual footwear on balance amongst elderly women attending a day hospital.

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    Horgan, N Frances
    Crehan, Fiona
    Bartlett, Emma
    Keogan, Fiona
    O'Grady, Anne Marie
    Moore, Allan R
    Donegan, Ciaran F
    Curran, Martina
    Affiliation
    School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland. fhorgan@rcsi.ie
    Issue Date
    2009-01
    MeSH
    Accidental Falls
    Aged
    Aged, 80 and over
    Cross-Over Studies
    Day Care
    Female
    Geriatric Assessment
    Humans
    Middle Aged
    Postural Balance
    Risk Factors
    Shoes
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    The effects of usual footwear on balance amongst elderly women attending a day hospital. 2009, 38 (1):62-7 Age Ageing
    Journal
    Age and ageing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/127696
    DOI
    10.1093/ageing/afn219
    PubMed ID
    19001558
    Additional Links
    http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/48/5/1839
    Abstract
    to examine the effects of footwear on balance in a sample of older women attending a day hospital.
    this was a crossover trial with a quasi-randomised allocation.
    assessments took place in the geriatric day hospital.
    a cohort of 100 older women aged 60 years and over attending a day hospital.
    demographic data and a brief falls history were recorded. Participant's footwear was assessed using a footwear assessment form. A Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was completed under two conditions--shoes on and shoes off with order counter-balanced.
    the mean BBS was 39.07 (SD 9.14) with shoes on and 36.54 (SD 10.39) with shoes off (P < 0.0001). Balance scores were significantly higher with shoes on for 10 of the 14 Berg subcategories. Lower barefoot BBS scores were associated with a greater beneficial effect of footwear on balance (P < 0.001). Shoe characteristics were not associated with change in the BBS score.
    Wearing their own footwear significantly improved participants' balance compared to being barefoot. The greatest benefit of footwear was seen in those with the poorest balance. Further studies should investigate whether particular types of footwear are associated with greater benefit.
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1468-2834
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1093/ageing/afn219
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