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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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Childhood Stress and Adversity is Associated with Late-Life Dementia in Aboriginal Australians.
Kylie Radford,Kylie Radford,Kim Delbaere,Kim Delbaere,Brian Draper,Brian Draper,Holly A. Mack,Holly A. Mack,Gail Daylight,Robert G. Cumming,Simon Chalkley,Cecilia Minogue,Gerald A. Broe,Gerald A. Broe +13 more
TL;DR: Childhood stress appears to have a significant impact on emotional health and dementia for older Aboriginal Australians and the ongoing effects of childhood stress need to be recognized as people grow older.
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Falls Efficacy Scale-International: A Cross-Sectional Validation in People With Multiple Sclerosis
TL;DR: The findings indicate that both 16-item and 7-item versions of the FES-I provide valuable information about the fear of falling in people with MS, however, the 7- item version of Fes-I has better psychometric properties inPeople with MS.
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Depressive symptoms increase fall risk in older people, independent of antidepressant use, and reduced executive and physical functioning
Tasha Kvelde,Tasha Kvelde,Stephen R. Lord,Jacqueline C. T. Close,Jacqueline C. T. Close,Simone Reppermund,Nicole A. Kochan,Perminder S. Sachdev,Henry Brodaty,Kim Delbaere +9 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that higher depressive symptoms and antidepressant use predict falls over 12-months, independent of reduced executive and physical functioning, and treatment of depressive symptoms using non-pharmacological approaches should be considered as part of fall prevention programs, especially in populations at high risk of falls.
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The association between choice stepping reaction time and falls in older adults—a path analysis model
TL;DR: This study provides an example of how path analysis can reveal mediators for the association between a functional measure and falls, and identifies inter-relationships between physiological and cognitive factors, CSRT and multiple falls.
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The Physical Performance Test as a predictor of frequent fallers: a prospective community-based cohort study
Kim Delbaere,Nele Van Den Noortgate,Jan Bourgois,Guy Vanderstraeten,Willems Tine,Dirk Cambier +5 more
TL;DR: This study confirms the multicausality of falls, since medical, psychological, sensory, postural control as well as physical variables provides a predictive value.