The Relationship Between Balance Measured With a Modified Bathroom Scale and Falls and Disability in Older Adults: A 6-Month Follow-Up Study

Joan Vermeulen   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Jacques CL Neyens   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Marieke D Spreeuwenberg   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Erik van Rossum   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD ;   April BCG Boessen   ^{1 *} , BSc ;   Walther Sipers   ^{3 *} , MD ;   Luc P de Witte   ^{1, 3 *} , MD,PhD

¹ School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

² Research Center Technology and Care, Faculty of Health, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands

³ Expertise Center for Elderly Care, Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, Netherlands

*all authors contributed equally