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Which factors are associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older people?

Author(s) -

Arun Kumar,

Hannah Carpenter,

Richard Morris,

Steve Iliffe,

Denise Kendrick

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft154

Subject(s) - fear of falling , psychosocial , medicine , psychological intervention , gerontology , logistic regression , poison control , injury prevention , cross sectional study , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , odds ratio , ethnic group , odds , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , pathology

fear of falling (FOF) is common in older people and associated with serious physical and psychosocial consequences. Identifying those at risk of FOF can help target interventions to both prevent falls and reduce FOF.

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