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G. A. Rixt Zijlstra
Researcher at Public Health Research Institute
Publications - 56
Citations - 3184
G. A. Rixt Zijlstra is an academic researcher from Public Health Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Fear of falling. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 53 publications receiving 2657 citations. Previous affiliations of G. A. Rixt Zijlstra include Neuroscience Research Australia & Maastricht University.
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The Short FES-I: a shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international to assess fear of falling
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen,Lucy Yardley,Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt,G. A. Rixt Zijlstra,Nina Beyer,Klaus Hauer,Chris Todd +6 more
TL;DR: The Short FES-I is a good and feasible measure to assess fear of falling in older persons, however, if researchers or clinicians are particularly interested in the distributions of specificFear of falling-related activities not included in the Short Fes-I, the use of the full FES -I is recommended.
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Interventions to Reduce Fear of Falling in Community-Living Older People: A Systematic Review
G. A. Rixt Zijlstra,Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt,Erik van Rossum,Jacques Th. M. van Eijk,Lucy Yardley,Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive search for relevant literature comprised a database search of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; expert consultation; and manually searching reference lists from potentially relevant papers.
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Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community
Denise Kendrick,Arun Kumar,Hannah Carpenter,G. A. Rixt Zijlstra,Dawn A. Skelton,Juliette Cook,Zoe Stevens,Carolyn Belcher,Deborah Haworth,Sheena Gawler,Heather Gage,Tahir Masud,Ann Bowling,M Pearl,Richard W Morris,Steve Iliffe,Kim Delbaere +16 more
TL;DR: Exercise interventions were associated with a small to moderate reduction in fear of falling immediately post intervention and risk ratios for dichotomous outcomes and incidence rate ratios (IRR) for rate outcomes.
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Cross-cultural validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) in older people: results from Germany, the Netherlands and the UK were satisfactory.
Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen,Chris Todd,Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt,G. A. Rixt Zijlstra,Nina Beyer,Ellen Freiberger,Klaus Hauer,Chantal Piot-Ziegler,Lucy Yardley +8 more
TL;DR: The FES-I has been shown to have acceptable reliability and construct validity in different samples in different countries and may be used in cross-cultural rehabilitation research and clinical trials.
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Effects of a Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention on Fear of Falling and Activity Avoidance in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
G. A. Rixt Zijlstra,Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt,Ton Ambergen,Erik van Rossum,Jacques Th. M. van Eijk,Sharon L. Tennstedt,Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen +6 more
TL;DR: Evaluating the effects of a multicomponent cognitive behavioral intervention on fear of falling and activity avoidance in older adults finds it important to consider the importance of avoiding falling in the event of a fall.