Fear of falling as a risk factor of mobility disability in older people at five diverse sites of the IMIAS study
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- 作者：Mohammad Auaisa ; Beatriz E. Alvaradob ; Carmen-Lucia Curcioc ; Angeles Garciad ; Alban Yllie ; Nandini Deshpandea ; nandinijd@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Fear of falling ; Mobility disability ; Site-related differences
- 刊名：Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September-October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：66
- 期：Complete
- 页码：147-153
- 全文大小：506 K
文摘
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Fear of falling was associated with mobility disability across widely diverse sites (even after accounting for potential confounders).
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FoF characteristics (e.g. severity of FoF as indicated by the total score) were site-specific.
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Prevention of FoF may prevent transition to disability.
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Prevention of FoF starts with understanding who is at risk and how risk can be mitigated.