Cognitive behavioural therapy for fear of falling and balance among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Zendy

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Cognitive behavioural therapy for fear of falling and balance among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Tai Wa Liu,

Gabriel Y.F. Ng,

Raymond C. K. Chung,

Shamay S. M. Ng

Publication year - 2018

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/afy010

Subject(s) - fear of falling , psychological intervention , medicine , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , balance (ability) , falling (accident) , meta analysis , fall prevention , cognition , gerontology , clinical psychology , physical therapy , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , environmental health , surgery

fear of falling is prevalent among older people and associated with various health outcomes. A growing number of studies have examined the effects of interventions designed to reduce the fear of falling and improve balance among older people, yet our current understanding is restricted to physiological interventions. Psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) have not been reviewed and meta-analysed.

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