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Kim Delbaere

Researcher at Neuroscience Research Australia

Publications -  208
Citations -  10484

Kim Delbaere is an academic researcher from Neuroscience Research Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Fear of falling. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 187 publications receiving 8413 citations. Previous affiliations of Kim Delbaere include Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

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Concern About Falling Is Associated With Gait Speed, Independently From Physical and Cognitive Function

TL;DR: Concern about falling was the strongest predictor of gait speed under all 4 conditions and should be included in routine geriatric assessments, especially under dual-task conditions.
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High Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity Is a Risk Factor for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older People

TL;DR: To examine whether arterial stiffness is a risk factor for falls in community‐dwelling older people, a large number of studies have found it to be a factor.
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Pilot feasibility study of a home-based fall prevention exercise program (StandingTall) delivered through a tablet computer (iPad) in older people with dementia.

TL;DR: To assess the feasibility and safety of StandingTall—an individually tailored, progressive exercise program delivered through tablet computers—in community‐dwelling older people with dementia, a large number of these people have dementia.
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Association between health literacy and physical activity in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic search was conducted in CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO and CENTRAL to determine the association between health literacy and physical activity in older people.
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Validity and reliability of a simple 'low-tech' test for measuring choice stepping reaction time in older people

TL;DR: A simple test of unplanned volitional stepping (CSRT-M) has excellent predictive validity for future falls, good inter-day test–retest reliability and excellent criterion validity with respect to the well-validated CSRT-E.