ArticlePloS one2022
Predictors of fear of falling among community-dwelling older adults: Cross-sectional study from Palestine.
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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
- Longitudinal Trajectories and Determinants of Fear of Falling in Post-Stroke Patients.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2026Article
- Factors associated with fear of falling among Saudi community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- A multiple correspondence analysis of the fear of falling, sociodemographic, physical and mental health factors in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic short version of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES): Assessing concern about falling among older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Fear of falling and its related factors in older adults following a fall in Kashan, Iran (2023-2024).BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The association between physical activity and fear of falling among community-dwelling older women in China: the mediating role of physical fitness.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Body composition, fear of falling and balance performance in community-dwelling older adults.Translational medicine of aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionFear of falling has serious implications for health and is an important threat to autonomy. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate risk factors for fear of falling among Palestinian older adults in Hebron district.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among Palestinians > 60 years living in Hebron, West Bank. The Falls Efficacy Scale-International was used to predict falls among Palestinian older adults. Moreover, socio-demographic data, medical history, lifestyle habits, body composition, nutritional status, cognitive status (using the Montreal cognitive assessment tool), and functional status (using activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living scale), the presence of depressive symptoms (using geriatric depression scale), and physical fitness performance (using senior fitness test) were collected through an interview-based questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate approach.
resultsA total of 200 participants were included in the study; 137 (68.5%) females and 63 (31.5%) males. Mean age was 70.5 ± 5.7 years, ranged from 65 to 98 years old. Fear of falling was significantly higher among older adults with advanced aged, living in villages or camps, low educational level, and being married (p < 0.05). Functional status (ADL and IADL), physical fitness status (timed up and go), and depression symptoms were significantly related to fear of falling (p < 0.05).
conclusionHigh concern of falling is significantly associated with advanced age, low education level, being married, and living in villages or camps. ADLs were among the factors that had a significant relationship with increased fear of falling. Predictors of fear of falling among Palestinian older adults were IADL scores, body fat percentage, rapid gait speed, timed up and go test. Future studies could investigate further correlates of fear of falling among older adults.
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