Open AccessFear of falling and its association with life-space mobility of older adults: a cross-sectional analysis using data from five international sites
Author(s) -
Mohammad Auais,
Beatriz Alvarado,
Ricardo Oliveira Guerra,
CarmenLucía Curcio,
Ellen E. Freeman,
Alban Ylli,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Nandini Deshpande
Publication year - 2016
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/afw239
Subject(s) - fear of falling , confidence interval , confounding , medicine , demography , cross sectional study , gerontology , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , sociology , pathology
fear of falling (FOF) is a major health concern among community-dwelling older adults that could restrict mobility.
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