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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Prevalence of fear of falling, in a sample of elderly adults in the community
Author: Cruz, Danielle Teles da
Duque, Raphaela Ornellas
Leite, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves
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Abstract: Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of fear of falling among a sample of elderly persons in the community, and to analyze its correlation with age, self-perceived health, difficulty walking, use of an assistive device for walking, history of falls, and functional capacity. Method: A cross-sectional study of 314 non-institutionalized elderly individuals, living in the city of Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais) in 2015, was carried out. A household survey was conducted and fear of falling was assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale - International - Brazil (FES-I-BRASIL). The Spearman correlation was used to verify the correlation of the independent variables with the fear of falling. The significance level for the study was 5%. Results: The prevalence of fear of falling among the elderly was 95.2% (95% CI= 92.3; 97.3). Fear of falling was significantly correlated with all the variables analyzed: age (r= 0.199), self-perceived health (r=0.299), difficulty walking (r= -0.480), use of an assistive device for walking (r=0.337), history of falls (r= -0.177), and functional capacity (r = -0.476). Conclusions: A high prevalence of fear of falling was observed, with a significant correlation between the outcome and the variables studied. These findings point to the need for rehabilitation, prevention, and health promotion strategies that enable healthy aging.
Keywords: Health of the Elderly
Aging
Fear
Accidental falls
Cross-sectional studies
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Language: eng
Country: Brasil
Publisher: -
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Citation: CRUZ, Danielle Teles da; DUQUE, Raphaela Ornellas; LEITE, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves. Prevalence of fear of falling, in a sample of elderly adults in the community. Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol., Rio de Janeiro , v. 20, n. 3, p. 309-318, maio 2017. Disponível em <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232017000300309&lng=pt&nrm=iso>. acessos em 03 set. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562017020.160176.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562017020.160176
URI: https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/7315
Issue Date: May-2017
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