Fear of Falling and Related Factors in a Community-based Study of People 60 Years and Older in Thailand

Thiamwong, Ladda; Suwanno, Jom

doi:10.1016/j.ijge.2016.06.003

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“…The findings of the present study were consistent with previous studies conducted on older populations in general [17,25]. In contrast, a Thai study with 386 community-dwelling older adults (71.11 ± 7.73 years, 64.5% female) showed that more than 50% of adults were illiterate and had a relatively lower education level [25]. A Korean study showed an association between education and FoF (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.031-1.344) [24].…”

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“…The association between female gender and FoF was close to the statistical significance. The findings of the present study were consistent with previous studies conducted on older populations in general [17,25]. In contrast, a Thai study with 386 community-dwelling older adults (71.11 ± 7.73 years, 64.5% female) showed that more than 50% of adults were illiterate and had a relatively lower education level [25].…”

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Fear of falling and physical performance among older Czech adults

Kurková¹,

Kisvetrová²,

Horváthová³

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A -Study Design, B -Data Collection, C -Statistical Analysis, D -Data Interpretation, E -Manuscript Preparation, F -Literature search, G -Funds CollectionBackground. The fear of falling (FoF) refers to a lack of self-confidence that normal activities can be performed without falling. FoF represents an important psychological factor at an older age.Objectives. This study aimed to analyse the factors associated with FoF in a sample of community-dwelling older Czech adults. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was performed in 2017-2018. The Falls Efficacy Scale-International and the Short Physical Performance Battery were completed by 349 older adults with (n = 140) and without (n = 209) dementia. Fisher's exact test, analysis of variance and logistic regression models were used for statistical analyses. Results. Cognitive impairment, age and physical frailty were significantly associated with higher FoF. In three models of linear regression, associations between FoF and physical frailty were found. The first model demonstrated that physically frail older adults had a higher adjusted risk of FoF compared to less physically frail individuals [odds ratio (OR) = 11.91; 95% confidence interval (CI): 7.17-19.78]. In the second model, high FoF was discovered in physically frail adults age ≥ 80 (OR = 11.41; 95% CI: 6.50-20.04) and women (OR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.08-3.59). In the final adjusted model, physically frail older adults had a higher FoF compared to less physically frail adults (OR = 10.02; 95% CI: 4.24-23.70), and higher education lowered the FoF score (OR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.34-0.96; p = 0.034).Conclusions. The multivariate analysis demonstrated that being physically frail was the main risk factor for high FoF, followed by the female gender. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Kurková P, Kisvetrová H, Horváthová M, Tomanová J, Bretšnajdrová M, Herzig R. Fear of falling and physical performance among older Czech adults. Fam Med Prim Care Rev 2020; 22(1): 32-35, doi: https://doi.

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Fear of falling and physical performance among older Czech adults

Kurková¹,

Kisvetrová²,

Horváthová³

et al. 2020

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“…This finding corroborates other studies, which justify the presence of fear of falls in patients due to the risk of recurrent falls. 20 Thiamwong and Suwanno 20 define fear of falling as a lack of self-confidence regarding achievements of daily activities, resulting in harm to the patient, such as social isolation, sedentary lifestyle and decreased quality of life. As a result, there is greater deterioration of physical capacities and formation of a vicious cycle, recursively generating greater risk of falls.…”

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Functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly with metabolic syndrome

Soares

Salgado

Rocha

et al. 2020

Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade

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Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the most common metabolic abnormality in the population that predisposes to cardiovascular events and may be related to poor physical fitness and low functional capacity in the elderly. The objective of this study was to evaluate the interference of metabolic changes in functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 126 elderly subjects, 58 presented MetS and 68 without MetS, according to the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation. Katz Index, Tinetti Index, Timed Up and Go test and Berg Scale were applied to evaluate the functional capacity. Falls Efficacy Scale-International scale (FES-I-Brazil) was used to evaluate the fear of falling. For statistical analysis, the Mann-Whitney, Chi-square and Spearman correlation tests were used. Results: There was an association between the MetS and non-MetS groups in relation to the risk strata of the TUG index [p=0.02; OR=0.38; 95%CI (0.16-0.91)]. Between these two groups, there was a significant difference in the mean of the following markers: Berg scale (p=0.03); TUG (p=0.03); FES-I-Brazil (p=0.02). The Kats and IPAQ index did not show any significant association. Conclusions: Elderly patients with MetS presented higher risk and fear of falls when compared to patients without MetS. However, there was no variation in walking ability or balance.

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“…In addition, female gender were regularly more likely to be fearful of falls compared to male counterparts in several studies [3,9,29]. According to Thiamwong, Ladda, and JomSuwanno, female gender are 1.87 times higher risk of fear of falling than male gender [30]. Having had a previous fall was associated with a fear of falling although there is also some evidence that it is not always a consequence of a past fall [20,[31][32][33].…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Fear of Falling among Elderly: A Review

Rahman¹

2018

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The world population is aging rapidly. Fear of falling among the elderly constitute a significant problem in health care. Among community-dwelling elderly, fear of falling is frequent, with prevalence ranging from 3% to 85% % in community-based epidemiologic studies. The aim of this review is to reveal the prevalence and risk factors of fear of falling (FOF) among elderly. The review has identified that age, sex, physical performance, comorbidity, a history of falls, hearing impairment, poor self-related health and depressive symptoms affect fear of falling. The consequences that develop as a result of a fear of falling can include: loss of confidence, decreased quality of life, mobility or activity restriction and the development of deconditioning, leading to loneliness, depression, and anxiety, subsequent falls and physical, psychological and mental function declines. Maintenance of physical function and pain management might be important for older adults with fear of falling.

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Fear of Falling and Related Factors in a Community-based Study of People 60 Years and Older in Thailand

Cited by 39 publications

References 27 publications

Fear of falling and physical performance among older Czech adults

Fear of falling and physical performance among older Czech adults

Functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly with metabolic syndrome

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Fear of Falling among Elderly: A Review

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