ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021
Prevalence and Associates of Fear of Falling among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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- The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of cognitive frailty among older adults in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Association Between Fear of Falling and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Pooled it
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- Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
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- Effect of increased fear of falling on falls in patients undergoing HD: A narrative review.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2025Review
- Fear of Falling in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Associations and Functional Impact.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Fear of falling and its related factors in older adults following a fall in Kashan, Iran (2023-2024).BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- Development and validation of prediction model for fall accidents among chronic kidney disease in the community.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia, but not malnutrition, is associated with fear of falling in older patients with dementia.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe aimed to study the prevalence of fear of falling (FOF), and its association with physical performance, functionality, frailty, sarcopenia, and a variety of geriatric syndromes including cognitive impairment, depression, quality of life and hearing.
designRetrospective, cross-sectional study.
settingCommunity-dwelling older adults applied to the geriatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital.
participantsA total of 1021community-dwelling older adults >= 60 years of age applying to the geriatric outpatient clinic of a university hospital. MEASUREMENTS: We screened for falls and FOF by single close-ended questions. We performed screening and assessment of probable sarcopenia by SARC-F test and handgrip strength evaluation according to EWGSOP2. We used timed up and go test (TUG), usual gait speed (UGS) for physical performance, and Katz- activities of daily living (ADL) and Lawton-Brody instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) for functional evaluation. We screened anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale.
resultsThe prevalence of FOF was 44.6% and falls, 37.7%. Prevalence of FOF in sarcopenia screening positive participants was 30.1%; in probable sarcopenic (35/20 kg) participants, 43.9%; in those with undernutrition, 45.7%; in fallers, 51.1%; in females, 80.4%; and in prefrail/frail was 74.7% Multivariate regression analyses revealed that female sex (OR=4.1, 95%CI= 2.0-8.4, p<0.001), anxiety (OR=2.7, 95%CI= 1.1-6.5, p=0.03) and ADL limitation (OR=2.5, 95%CI= 1.03-6.3, p=0.04) were independent associates of FOF.
conclusionFOF accompanied by fall experience or not is prevalent in community-dwelling older adults. It is associated with anxiety and ADL limitations apart from the female sex.
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