The matter of falling plays an important role in the quality of older peoples’ life for which lots of tools that single vulnerable elders out. This study is to recognize and introduce these tools. Using key words regarding older people falling on Google Scholar, Wiley Blackwell, Pub Med databases, an expansive search on the articles of the year has been done, based on which this study is recogn...

Background: Despite the negative effect of fear of falling during functioning and social participation of patients with Parkinson' disease, so far, only few studies have investigated its effect on the quality of life in these patients. We aimed to investigate the association between fear of falling and quality of life controlling for balance impairments based on hip and ankle strategy in drug O...

BACKGROUND Fear of falling may lead to avoidance of activities for seniors, even though they may be able to perform these activities. Specific risk factors for fear of falling that are amenable to change among various populations have been identified within the literature; however, detailed information about the risk factors for fear of falling, specifically among community-based seniors receiv...

This study examines the effectiveness of interventions for decreasing the fear of falling by synthesizing the results of individual studies of fear of falling prevention. The mean weighted effect sizes (MWES) of six studies are computed. The overall MWES is .21 (N = 957; 95% CI .068-.362). Results indicate that interventions are effective in reducing the fear of falling or increasing fall effic...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors that explain differences in patients with high and low levels of fear of falling after a hip fracture. DESIGN Cross-sectional study in 10 skilled nursing facilities in the Netherlands. PATIENTS A total of 100 patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to a skilled nursing facility after a hip fracture. METHODS Participants were divided into 2 groups; low and high leve...

The objective was to assess which interventions effectively reduce fear of falling in community-living older people. An extensive search for relevant literature comprised a database search of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; expert consultation; and manually searching reference lists from potentially relevant papers. Randomized, controlled trials...