2017
DOI: 10.1590/1981-22562017020.160176
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Abstract: Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of fear of falling among a sample of elderly persons in the community, and to analyze its correlation with age, self-perceived health, difficulty walking, use of an assistive device for walking, history of falls, and functional capacity. Method: A cross-sectional study of 314 non-institutionalized elderly individuals, living in the city of Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais) in 2015, was carried out. A household survey was conducted and fear of falling was asses… Show more

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“…Although fear of falling estimates in the literature are much more variable, ranging anywhere from 25 to 55%, they are universally reported to be more prevalent in women and with increasing age [21][22][23], as was found in this study. Consistent with our results, self-reported health status and a history of falls are also commonly associated with a fear of falling [21,22,24]. A new finding in this study was the association between alcohol consumption and fear of falling among older adults in public housing.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Although fear of falling estimates in the literature are much more variable, ranging anywhere from 25 to 55%, they are universally reported to be more prevalent in women and with increasing age [21][22][23], as was found in this study. Consistent with our results, self-reported health status and a history of falls are also commonly associated with a fear of falling [21,22,24]. A new finding in this study was the association between alcohol consumption and fear of falling among older adults in public housing.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Nearly two‐thirds of our Brazilian studied sample met the “high concern” cut‐off criterion for FOF. In others’ studies, “high concern” prevalence among older Brazilians has ranged from 51.9% to 95.2% (Cruz, Duque, & Leite, ; Malini et al, ; Moreira et al, ). However, other studies from India, Japan and Italy contradict our findings, with lower prevalence of FOF that ranged from 33.2% to 50% (Deshpande et al, ; Mane, Sanjana, Patil, & Sriniwas, ; Tomita et al, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Regardless of fall history, the fear of falling is a predictor of institutionalization (3,5) . In addition to the increased prevalence of fall, the fear of falling is also related to the physical and cognitive decline (3,6) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%