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Characteristics associated with fear of falling and activity restriction in community-living older persons
Author(s)Susan L Murphy, Christianna S Williams, Thomas M Gill
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 50, no 3, March 2002
Pagespp 516-520
KeywordsFalls ; At risk ; Mobility ; Living in the community ; United States of America.
AnnotationOf 1,064 community-living people aged 72+ from the Project Safety cohort living in New Haven, CT in 1989, 57% reported fear of falling. 24% reported falling alone, and 19% reported restricting activity. The proportion of those with poor health, slow timed physical performance, activities of daily living (ADL) disability, and poor psychosocial function was highest in those with activity restriction, intermediate in those falling alone, and lowest in those with no fear of falling. Of those with a fear of falling, characteristics independently associated with activity restriction were history of an injurious fall, slow timed physical performance, two or more chronic conditions, and depressive symptoms. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020520217 A
ClassmarkOLF: CA3: C4: K4: 7T

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