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Fear of Falling in Older Adults: Comprehensive Review
Asian Nursing Research, 2008 Fear of falling has been reported in a high percentage of community-dwelling elderly who both do and don't have a history of falling. The aims of this review are to: (a) elucidate the definition of fear of falling; (b) clarify measurements of fear of ...
Dukyoo Jung, PhD, RN
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FEAR OF FALLING AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2017 Aim: The aim of the study was to describe experience with falls, fear of falling, perceptions of the consequences of falls and how the fear of falling affects daily life in community-dwelling older adults.
Michaela Dingová, Eva Králová
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Fear of Falling in Vision Impairment [PDF]
Optometry and Vision Science, 2015 ABSTRACT Falls are the leading cause of injury‐related morbidity and mortality among older adults. In addition to the resulting physical injury and potential disability after a fall, there are also important psychological consequences, including depression, anxiety, activity restriction, and fear of falling. Fear of falling affects 20
White, Ursula +3 more
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Physical Therapy, 2002 Since the identification of the post-fall syndrome1 and use of the term “ptophobia” (the phobic reaction to standing or walking)2 in the early 1980s, fear of falling (FOF) has gained recognition as a health problem of older adults. In an attempt to measure this entity, various definitions have evolved.
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Investigation of the relationship between pain, fear of movement and falling in geriatric patients [PDF]
PeerJBackground Falls among older adults represent a major public health concern and are strongly associated with pain, fear of falling, and fear of movement.
Ümmühan Meltem Öztürk, Mümin Polat
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Praxis medica, 2015 <p>Fear of falling (FOF) is a significant health problem that can be present in the elderly, both in those that had experienced falling and in those that hadn`t. The aim of the study was to establish correlation of FOF with the following characteristics of the participants: sex, age, education, marital status and the number of falls in ...
Stojanovic Z. +5 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with fear of falling and fear of falling-related activity restrictions. However, it remains unknown whether anxiety or depressive symptoms alone could predict fear of falling and activity ...
Yuqian Luo +5 more
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A concept analysis of fear of falling in older adults: insights from qualitative research studies
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Fear of falling is a persistent concern about falls that commonly occur in older adults. Recently, it has been argued that fear of falling doesn’t simply mean a state of low falls efficacy, but is a concept distinct from falls efficacy ...
Dayeon Lee, Sunghee H Tak
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Falls, associated injuries and fear-of-falling are common in adults with RA. Fear-of-falling can be a major consequence of, and as debilitating as falling, resulting in a cycle of activity restriction, reduced quality of life ...
Emma K. Stanmore +5 more
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The influence of fear of falling on orthostatic postural control: a systematic review
Neurology International, 2015 Posture is a complex sensory-motor behavior that can be influenced by the fear of falling (FoF) during environmental changes. The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of FoF on orthostatic postural control in healthy individuals by a ...
Nélio Silva de Souza +11 more
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