SynthesisClinical interventions in aging2022
Association Between Fear of Falling and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
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Does Participation in a Fall Preparedness Program Improve Fall Efficacy Among Older Adults
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does concern about falling predict future falls in older adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Is frailty associated with increased concerns about falling and activity restriction in community-dwelling older adults? A systematic review.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with frailty in older people: an umbrella review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Physical-activity interventions to reduce fear of falling in frail and pre-frail older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.European geriatric medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Hyponatremia and aging-related diseases: key player or innocent bystander? A systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Multicomponent nursing interventions and frailty-related outcomes in older adults: An integrative review of primary studies and evidence syntheses.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Sarcopenia and Walking Recovery in Older Adults: A Mini-Review of Evidence and Rehabilitation Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Characterization of physical health variables across fall risk appraisal groups: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Latent profiles of fear of falling and their determinants among community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Daily activity patterns from wearable accelerometry predict physical frailty and concern about falling.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary approach to reducing falls for people with dementia on an older adult mental health ward.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- From bench to bedside: a novel suture-augmented prosthesis for greater trochanteric fixation in osteoporotic hip arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026Article
- A longitudinal study on multiple frailty and its associations with depression and social participation in older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Designing an effective fall preparedness and recovery program for older adults: an e-Delphi study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Association between frailty status and pain, balance, and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Incident Falls Across Concordant and Discordant Profiles of Concerns About Falling and Functional Mobility in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
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- Health and Functioning of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Urban and Rural Areas of Portugal-What Are the Implications for Physiotherapy Care?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Identifying Frailty Risk in Older Adults: The Predictive Value of Functional Tests and Center-of-Pressure-Based Postural Metrics.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectiveFear of falling (FoF) and frailty are common problems in older adults. FoF can lead to self-imposed restriction of activities and then further decline in physical capacities that predispose older adults to frailty. Evaluating the association of these two geriatric syndromes may be the first step for understanding their complex relationship and might ultimately lead to establishing therapeutic goals and guiding treatments for older adults with frailty. This systematic review was conducted to provide evidence regarding the association between FoF and frailty.
methodsAll the articles that provided information on the association between FoF and frailty were selected from PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and EMBASE in search of relevant papers. Articles reporting information on the association between FoF (exposure) and frailty (outcome), with older adults (age ≥60 years) living in the community (ie, living either at home or in places of residence that do not provide nursing care or rehabilitation) were included. Only original articles with observational design (cross-sectional or longitudinal/cohort) were included. The methodological quality of included articles was evaluated independently by the two assessors through the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, respectively.
resultsThe initial searches found 4,342 articles, of which 10 articles were included in this review: 7 cross-sectional and 2 longitudinal studies, and 1 study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. The total sample was composed of 6,294 community-dwelling older adults (61.8% women). Among the longitudinal studies, adjusted odds ratios ranged from 1.18 (95% CI = 1.02; 1.36) to 9.87 (95% CI = 5.22; 18.68), while the adjusted odds ratios of the cross-sectional studies ranged from 1.04 (95% CI = 1.02; 1.07) to 7.16 (95% CI = 2.34; 21.89).
conclusionFoF increases the risk of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. The knowledge of this association is of utmost importance in clinical practice, since it can help health professionals in the development of rehabilitation, prevention, and health promotion protocols. In addition, these findings can contribute to the development of public health policies and actions aimed at reducing the FoF and consequently the frailty. PROSPERO: CRD42021276775.
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