TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The relationship between time spent outdoors, falls, and fall-risk among the community-dwelling elderly in rural Japan
JO  - Home healthcare nurse
A1  - Kanzaki-Sooudi, Kazuyo
SP  - 570
EP  - 577
VL  - 27
IS  - 9
N2  - Falls are a major health concern among the older adults, and physical activity has been linked to fall-risk. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the relationship between time spent outdoors and the frequency of falls and fall-risk among the older adults in two rural Japanese communities. In Okikamuro, there was a positive correlation between fall-risk and age (r = 0.40, p < 0.001), as well as a slight negative correlation between the time spent outdoors and fall-risk (r = -0.20, p < 0.05). In Iwasaki, there was no correlation between fall-risk and age nor between fall-risk and the time spent outdoors; however, fall-risk was significantly higher in Iwasaki (p < 0.05) than Okikamuro and the time spent outdoors during winter was significantly less (p < .001).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0884-741X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NHH.0000361930.29797.9b
ID  - ref1
ER  -