Factors related to fear of falling among community‐dwelling older adults

Oanh, Tran Thi Hoang; Jullamate, Pornchai; Piphatvanitcha, Naiyana; Rosenberg, Edwin

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“…() found that older patients without a FOF performed the TUG test better than those who had a FOF. Hoang, Jullamate, Piphatvanitcha, and Rosenberg () reported that a FOF correlated with balance as well as with TUG. In addition, a FOF was associated with physical activity level (Jefferis et al., ; Moreira Bde et al., ).…”

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Falls, a fear of falling and related factors in older adults with complex chronic disease

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2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Falls, a fear of falling and related factors in older adults with complex chronic disease

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“…Most previous studies have examined the falls in those aged over 60 or 65. Community‐based studies of individuals aged 60 or over have found fall frequencies ranging from 11.3% to 44.5% . According to the WHO Global Report, 28%‐35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year, and this rate increases to 32%‐42% for those over 70 years of age .…”

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“…The difference in frequency may also be caused by recall bias based on retrospective data collection or the use of different assessment tools. Older people's fear of falling frequency is between 43.3% and 86% . A study conducted in the Netherlands with people aged 80 or over found a rate of fear of falling of 65.6% .…”

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“…Balance problems can also be related to ear infections, visual disturbances, medications and joint or muscle problems. The latest studies tend to see balance problems as more important than functional status . Therefore, determining and resolving balance problems and their causes are important ways to prevent falls and fear of falling.…”

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“…Community-based studies of individuals aged 60 or over have found fall frequencies ranging from 11.3% to 44.5%. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] According to the WHO Global Report, 28%-35% of people aged 65 and over fall each year, and this rate increases to 32%-42% for those over 70 years of age. 1 The fall frequency of individuals aged 65 or over has been found to range from 21.2% to 39.7% in different regions of the world.…”

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Falls, fear of falling and related factors in community‐dwelling individuals aged 80 and over in Turkey

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Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FOF) and related factors in individuals aged 80 and over living in the Balçova district of Izmir. Methods One thousand and seventy‐five individuals aged 80 years or older participated. The dependent variables were falls and fear of falling. The independent variables were socio‐demographic and socio‐economic characteristics, health‐related characteristics and 'safety status of home' features. Results The participants’ mean age was 84.1 ± 3.7 (range, 80‐101) years, and 60.8% were female (n = 582). The prevalence of falls was 35.4% in the last year, and fear of falling was 86.6%. The risk factors for falls were number of chronic diseases, moderate and high fall risk, sleep disturbance and slippery bathroom floors, whilst for fear of falling they were number of chronic diseases, female gender, living alone and moderate or high fall risk. Conclusion A monitoring program is indicated to address high fall and fear of falling prevalence among people aged 80 and over.

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Association between fear of falling and self‐care behaviours of older people with hypertension

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Aim This study investigated the association between fear of falling and self‐care behaviours of older people with hypertension. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods This study was conducted in 2019 on 301 older people with hypertension above the age of 60 years in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Persian Falls Efficacy Scale‐International, and a hypertension‐related self‐care behaviour questionnaire. Results Analyses revealed that gender, educational level and history of falling were significant factors associated with fear of falling; and marital status, educational level and income source were significant factors associated with self‐care behaviours ( p < 0.05). Partial correlations controlling for education revealed a significant positive correlation showing that high fear of falling is associated with worse health promotion self‐care behaviours and significant inverse correlations with psycho‐emotional, social and daily self‐care behaviours ( p < 0.05), meaning that high fear of falling is associated with better self‐care for these dimensions. Patient or Public Contribution This study involved patients in order to evaluate the validity and reliability of the questionnaires. The study was conducted on older people with hypertension referred to hypertension clinics in hospitals.

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Factors related to fear of falling among community‐dwelling older adults

Abstract: Understanding correlates of fear of falling among older Vietnamese people contributes to healthcare professionals' ability to develop effective cross-cultural and culture-specific interventions to reduce older people's fear of falling and to improve quality of life.

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Falls, a fear of falling and related factors in older adults with complex chronic disease

Falls, a fear of falling and related factors in older adults with complex chronic disease

Falls, fear of falling and related factors in community‐dwelling individuals aged 80 and over in Turkey

Association between fear of falling and self‐care behaviours of older people with hypertension

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