The short- and long-term temporal relation between falls and concern about falling in older adults without a recent history of falling.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The reciprocal relation between falling and concern about falling is complex and not well understood. We aimed to determine whether concern about falling increases after a fall and whether concern about falling increases the odds of future falls in community-dwelling older adults without a recent fall history.

Methods

We selected 118 community-dwelling older adults (mean age: 71.4 (SD: 5.3) years) without a self-reported history of falling, one year prior to baseline assessment, from the one-year VIBE cohort for analyses. On a monthly basis, we recorded concern about falling (using the Falls Efficacy Scale-International, FES-I), as well as the occurrence of falls (through questionnaires and telephone calls). We determined 1) whether falling predicts an inc

SUBMITTER: Weijer RHA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8270453 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature