ArticleAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2022
Fear of Falling and Environmental Factors: A Scoping Review.
Article in Annals of geriatric medicine and research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring Indoor Home Environment Factors Influencing Fear of Falling: A Systematic Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Pooled it
- Outdoor Environmental Risk Factors for Falls and Fear of Falling: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2025Pooled it
- Characteristics and Effects of Home-Based Digital Health Interventions on Functional Outcomes in Older Patients With Hip Fractures After Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Falls and Injuries After Heading to a Bomb Shelter Following Rocket Warning Sirens in Israel.Cureus · 2026Article
- Comprehensive tele-home follow-ups versus comprehensive usual home follow-ups to reduce fear of falling after hospital discharge in older adults with fragile hip fractures: a non-inferiority study.European geriatric medicine · 2026Observational
- Development of a short-form balance recovery confidence (SF-BRC) scale.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- A participatory virtual audit of the built environment for age-friendliness.International journal of health geographics · 2025Observational
- The impact of frailty and fear of falling on health-related quality of life in older adults with osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Concern About Falling Is a Predictor of Fall Risk in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease - A 1-Year Longitudinal Study.Circulation reports · 2025Article
- Fear of Falling After Total Knee Replacement: A Saudi Experience.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Protective Factors for Falls Among Independent Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Predictive factors of concern about falling after hospital discharge among older adults with fragility hip fractures: a prospective cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Observational
- Association between Gait Speed and Balance Disorders in Older Adults from 12 High Andean Peruvian Communities, 2013-2019.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Article
- Enhancing Footwear Safety for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Review of Design Features.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Review
- An Umbrella Review of the Best and Most Up-to-Date Evidence on the Built Environment and Physical Activity in Older Adults ≥60 Years.Public health reviews · 2023Review
- Fear of falling: Scoping review and topic analysis using natural language processing.PloS one · 2023Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Fear of falling is a geriatric condition that must be understood from both a clinical perspective and from the environment in which older adults live. This review aimed to describe the scientific evidence reported in the last 5 years regarding the fear of falling in older adults and its relationship with environmental factors. The relationships between fear of falling and environmental factors are mainly evidenced in the built environment. Older adults with a fear of falling are described as perceiving the built environment as dangerous when they do not meet the requirements of safety, accessibility, and comfort; they also report the importance of living in communities with controlled crime levels and available social support for older adults to improve their insecurity and feelings of vulnerability.
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