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Exploring the relationship between fear of falling and neuroticism
— a cross-sectional study in community-dwelling women over 70 | | Author(s) | Rachel Mann, Yvonne Birks, Jill Hall |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 35, no 2, March 2006 |
| Pages | pp 143-147 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Anxiety ; Personality ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; Cross sectional surveys. |
| Annotation | Current assessment measures and interventions designed to reduce fear of falling in older people do not take into account perceptions of anxiety. Effects of intervention to reduce fear of falling may be improved by the inclusion of personality assessments. In this study, cross-sectional data from 1,091 UK community-dwelling female participants aged 70+ were examined using multiple and logistic regression analysis. Fear of falling was measured on a 6-point Likert scale. Neuroticism was measured using the Eysenck personality inventory. Fear of falling could be predicted by neuroticism, history of falling, experience of fracture, need to use both arms to push up from a chair, poor subjective general health as measured by the SF-12, and living alone. Neuroticism seems to be an important psychological factor in the experience of fear of falling in community-dwelling older women. It may be relevant for inclusion in current assessment measures and for consideration in the design of interventions to reduce fear of falling. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060517209 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: ENP: DK: BD: K4: 49: 3KB |
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