Long term care elders with fear of falling may restrict their activity resulting in declines in function and excess disability. To further explore this problem, a review of the literature was conducted. The search yielded 26 studies on the epidemiology of fear of falling in nursing homes and assisted living as well as intervention studies in these settings. Fear of falling is common, affecting ...

The fear of falling is a common psychological consequence of falling, especially for elderly individuals. Fear of falling can lead to activity restriction and medical problems. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between fall efficacy and physical fitness factors in elderly women. We assessed physical fitness factors and investigated the Korean version of the Fall E...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated patterns of participation in daily living tasks by older adults with fear of falling. The relationship between reported participation in a broad set of daily living tasks and the risk of falling involved in task performance--or activity-related risk--as judged by occupational therapists was examined. Further, several characteristics of older adults that have be...

BACKGROUND Fear of falling can be conceptualized in different ways, e.g., as concerns about falling or low fall-related self-efficacy. It is common in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and there is growing knowledge about its contributing factors. However, previous multivariate studies have mainly focused on fear of falling in relation to PD-related disabilities, and less is known about the...

BACKGROUND Hip fracture is a common injury in the geriatric population. Despite surgical repair and subsequent rehabilitation programmes, functional recovery is often limited, particularly in individuals with multi-morbidity. This leads to high care dependency and subsequent use of healthcare services. Fear of falling has a negative influence on recovery after hip fracture, due to avoidance of ...

OBJECTIVES this study estimated the frequency of recent falls and prevalence of fear of falling among adults aged 65 and older. DESIGN a cross-sectional, list-assisted random digit dialling telephone survey of US adults from 2001 to 2003. SUBJECTS 1,709 adults aged 65 or older who spoke either English or Spanish. METHODS prevalence estimates were calculated for recent falls, fall injuries...

BACKGROUND the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) is a widely used measure of fear of falling that assesses concerns with respect to falls over a range of physical and social activities. In the original validation study, the methods used (self-selection by participants) were likely to over-represent those with a higher educational level and socio-economic grouping. In addition, the fact...