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Mobility, falls and exercise
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ON-GOING PROJECTS

• GAIT AND MOBILITY IN DIFFERENT DEMENTIA SUBTYPES
  Date: 2008-
  Coordination: Marco Inzitari, Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Col·legi de Fisioterapeutes de Catalunya (Physical therapists organization of Catalonia)
  Summary: The study aims at investigating differences in gait and mobility, in the contributing physiologic subsystems and in the association with falls among different dementia subtypes and normal age- and sex-matched older adults.
  
  
• PROFANE. ("Prevention falls Network Europe").
  Date: 2003-
  EC Code :QLK6-CT-2002-02705
  Coordination: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: European Comission
  Summary:
  European Network dedicated to the study of the prevention of falls in the elderly. It is financed by an European Comission grant.
  Publication: Skelton DA, Salvà A. Prevención de caídas basada en la evidencia en Europa Revista española de geriatría y gerontología 2005; 40 (supl. 2) 64-69
  Website: www.profane.eu.org
  
  
• DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A RISK OF FALLING ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
  Date: 2005-2007
  Coordination: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Own
  Summary: Validation of a risk scale applicable in primary care and nursing homes to facilitate the assessment of risk and intervention.
  
  
  

FINALISED PROJECTS

• INCIDENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF FALLS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
  Date: 2004
  Coordination: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Own
  Summary: Incidence and consequences of falls among elderly people living in the community. Project which consists of an analysis of the data of a previous field work. The first article has been published in Medicina clínica.
  Publication: Salvà A, Bolíbar I, Pera G, Arias C."Incidence and consequences of falls among elderly people living in the community", Med Clín 2004 Feb 14;122(5):172-6.
  
  
• BALANCE AND GAIT
  Date: 2004
  Coordination: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Own
  Summary: Epidemiological study of balance and gait based on the epidemiological study of the city of Mataró.
  Publication: Salvà A,Bolívar I, Lucas R, Rojano X. "Utilización del POMA en nuestro medio para la valoración del equilibrio y la marcha en una población de personas mayores residentes en la comunidad" Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología. 2005; 40 (supl. 2) 36-44
  
  
• RISK FACTORS OF FALLS IN THE ELDERLY LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
  Date: 2004
  Coordination: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Own
  Summary: Analysis of the main risk factors of falling of the elderly living in the community, based on the Mataró study.