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Depression: a modifiable factor in fearful older fallers transitioning to frailty?
Author(s) -
Ní Mhaoláin Aine M.,
Fan Chie Wei,
RomeroOrtuno Roman,
Cogan Lisa,
Cunningham Clodagh,
Lawlor Brian,
Kenny RoseAnne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.2780
Subject(s) - fear of falling , loneliness , psychology , anxiety , depression (economics) , poison control , falling (accident) , injury prevention , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
Fear of falling is one of the most common fears among community-dwelling older people and is as serious a health problem as falls themselves. Understanding fear of falling in fallers transitioning to frailty may help us identify effective strategies to reduce it in this already vulnerable group of older people. Our aim was to evaluate the psychological factors associated with fear of falling in a group of fallers transitioning to frailty when compared with robust or non-frail fallers.