Predictors of fear of falling among community-dwelling older adults: Cross-sectional study from Palestine.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fear of falling has serious implications for health and is an important threat to autonomy. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate risk factors for fear of falling among Palestinian older adults in Hebron district.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among Palestinians > 60 years living in Hebron, West Bank. The Falls Efficacy Scale-International was used to predict falls among Palestinian older adults. Moreover, socio-demographic data, medical history, lifestyle habits, body composition, nutritional status, cognitive status (using the Montreal cognitive assessment tool), and functional status (using activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living scale), the presence of depressive symptoms (using geriatric

SUBMITTER: Badrasawi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671337 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature