... quality of life were seen in Q4 compared to Q1. Participants in Q4 had higher OR for walking aid usage, falls, fear of falling, pain, and urinary incontinence, while in males, higher OR for orthostatic intolerance, fecal incontinence, and constipation. Conclusions: In a general population, 20–25% of older...

..., PEDRO scale, and the GRADE system. The outcomes of interest were (a) fall rate, (b) risk of falling, measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), One-Leg Stance, or Berg Balance Scale (BBS), (c) fear of falling, measured with the Fall Efficacy Scale (FES-I...

...Tuo-Yu Chen; Giyeon Kim Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that the effects of fear of falling on falls may differ by race/ethnicity. This study investigated whether race/ethnicity (white, black, and Hispanic) moderated the longitudinal effects of fear of falling on the incidence of falling...

...Nantawat Sitdhiraksa; Piyapat Piyamongkol; Pakaratee Chaiyawat; Thanwarat Chantanachai; Woraphat Ratta-Apha; Jingswat Sirikunchoat; Pornjira Pariwatcharakul Background: Falls are common in older people. The fear of falling (FOF) can lead elderly persons to restrict their activities which reduces...

... in the week before the fall, visual impairment making close reading impossible, stiffness in ankle dorsiflexion, grip strength and the fear of falling. Among patients with PFS, 52.9% could still perform a transfer at 1 year and 64.7% could still walk against 80.7% and 85.2%, respectively, for patients without...

... prevention. Objective: We tested the hypothesis that an automated guiding light would reduce nightly fear of falling (FOF) and increase sleep quality of community-dwelling older people. Methods: This study had a pragmatic uncontrolled before-after design, including participants during a period of 8 months...

..., but their long-term effectiveness in improving balance and their potential to encourage older adults to become more physically active are still debated. Objective: This randomized controlled trial investigated the effectiveness of daily use of a custom-made AFO on balance, fear of falling, and physical activity...

...Radhika Patil; Saija Karinkanta; Kari Tokola; Pekka Kannus; Harri Sievänen; Kirsti Uusi-Rasi Background: Evidence for the effects of exercise and vitamin D supplementation on quality of life (QoL), fear of falling (FoF) and mental wellbeing in older adults is conflicting. Objective: To study...

...Radhika Patil; Kirsti Uusi-Rasi; Pekka Kannus; Saija Karinkanta; Harri Sievänen Background: Fear of falling has been linked to activity restriction, functional decline, decreased quality of life and increased risk of falling. Factors that distinguish persons with a high concern about falling from...

...Kazuki Uemura; Hiroyuki Shimada; Hyuma Makizako; Daisuke Yoshida; Takehiko Doi; Kota Tsutsumimoto; Takao Suzuki Background: In spite of a number of reports about various factors associated with the fear of falling (FoF) among older adults (such as age and physical function), the relationship...

... Monod Constanze Hoskovec Stéphane Rochat Service of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Lausanne Medical Center (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland Key Words Falls efficacy Fear of falling Disability Falls Abstract Background: Loss of balance confidence...

...Klaus A. Hauer; Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen; Michael Schwenk; Lucy Yardley; Nina Beyer; Chris Todd; Peter Oster; G.A. Rixt Zijlstra Background: Measures of fear of falling have not yet been validated in patients with dementia, leaving a methodological gap that limits research in a population at high...

...Johanne Filiatrault; Johanne Desrosiers Background: Recent studies show that fear of falling, a frequent fear of community-dwelling seniors, can have a negative impact on their health and quality of life. When fear of falling is intense, it can prompt individuals to limit or avoid certain...

... is high, preventative measures could be introduced. Objectives: This 6-month prospective study investigated whether different postural clinical measures and fear of falling (FOF) itself can predict future falls in postmenopausal women aged ≥50 years. Methods: 125 postmenopausal women were studied...

...Theresa G. Dever Fitzgerald; Thomas Hadjistavropoulos; Ying C. MacNab Background: Consistent with fear-avoidance models of falling and pain, past research has demonstrated that, among adults living in the community, excessive fear of falling and fear of pain result in activity restriction...

...S. Franzoni; R. Rozzini; S. Boffelli; G.B. Frisoni; M. Trabucchi The study analyzes the characteristics of 54 nursing home patients (12 male, 42 female; mean age 81.9 ± 7.9 years) with and without the complaint of the fear of falling, and the association of this fear with falling and functional...

... training period and falls were monitored by monthly diaries for 1 year. An interview about fear of falling and physical activity was completed before and after the intervention and after the 1-year follow-up. Results: A positive effect of balance training on fall incidence was found. A dynamic Poisson...