Trial reportBMC geriatrics2018
Associations between health-related quality of life, physical function and fear of falling in older fallers receiving home care.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of a Falls-prevention Exercise Program on Health-related Quality of Life in Older Fallers Receiving Home Care. A Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of a Tailored Exercise Programme and Home Evaluation for Falls Prevention in Older People With a Visual Impairment
Who cites it
40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Baseline health-related quality of life predicts falls: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- Associations between health-related quality of life and physical function in older adults with or at risk of mobility disability after discharge from the hospital.European geriatric medicine · 2021Trial
- Balance impairment as a central correlate of falls, short sleep, and physical health in community-dwelling adults.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Sensory processing impairments and their associations with physical and psychological outcomes in older adults after fall-related hip fracture surgery: a prospective cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- Frailty and quality of life in older ICU survivors: a scoping review of assessment tools and methodologies.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The association between one-year fall history and quality of life among older adults in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study: does fall frequency matter?European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- Linkages of quality of life with falls and injuries among older people in India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hip Fractures: Clinical, Biomaterial and Biomechanical Insights into a Common Health Challenge.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A multiple correspondence analysis of the fear of falling, sociodemographic, physical and mental health factors in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The prevalence of workplace violence toward psychiatric nurses in Saudi Arabia and its effect on their quality of life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Peripheral neuropathy, an independent risk factor for falls in the elderly, impairs stepping as a postural control mechanism: A case-cohort study.Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS · 2024Article
- The Effect of a Biofeedback-Based Integrated Intervention for Older Adults with Orthostatic Hypotension: A Secondary Analysis on Psychological Health Outcomes in a Non-Randomized Pilot Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The impact of fear of falling on health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: mediating effects of depression and moderated mediation effects of physical activity.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Sex differences in physical functioning among older adults: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Fear of Falling: Exploring Associated Factors among Elderly Residents in the Rural Communities of Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Fear of falling, quality of life, and daily functional activity of elderly women with and without a history of falling: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- The Association of Skeletal Muscle Energetics With Recurrent Falls in Older Adults Within the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Assessment of quality of life for frail, elderly patients post-ICU discharge: a protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFalls and injuries in older adults have significant consequences and costs, both personal and to society. Although having a high incidence of falls, high prevalence of fear of falling and a lower quality of life, older adults receiving home care are underrepresented in research on older fallers. The objective of this study is to determine the associations between health-related quality of life (HRQOL), fear of falling and physical function in older fallers receiving home care.
methodsThis study employed cross-sectional data from baseline measurements of a randomised controlled trial. 155 participants, aged 67+, with at least one fall in the previous year, from six Norwegian municipalities were included. Data on HRQOL (SF-36), physical function and fear of falling (FES-I) were collected in addition to demographical and other relevant background information. A multivariate regression model was applied.
resultsA higher score on FES-I, denoting increased fear of falling, was significantly associated with a lower score on almost all subscales of SF-36, denoting reduced HRQOL. Higher age was significantly associated with higher scores on physical function, general health, mental health and the mental component summary. This analysis adjusted for sex, education, living alone, being at risk of or malnourished, physical function like balance and walking speed, cognition and number of falls.
conclusionFear of falling is important for HRQOL in older fallers receiving home care. This association is independent of physical measures. Better physical function is significantly associated with higher physical HRQOL. Future research should address interventions that reduce fear of falling and increase HRQOL in this vulnerable population.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov. NCT02374307 . First registration, 16 February 2015. First enrolment of participants, February 2016.
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