Prevalence of fear of falling in older adults, and its associations with clinical, functional and psychosocial factors: The Frailty in Brazilian Older People-Rio de Janeiro Study

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作者
Malini, Flavia Moura [1 ]
Lourenco, Roberto Alves [2 ]
Lopes, Claudia S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rio De Janeiro State Univ UERJ, Inst Social Med, Dept Epidemiol, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[2] Rio De Janeiro State Univ UERJ, Fac Med Sci, Dept Internal Med, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
cross-sectional study; elderly; falls; fear of falling; prevalence; ACTIVITY RESTRICTION; EFFICACY SCALE; RISK-FACTORS; POPULATION; AVOIDANCE; HEALTH; WOMEN;
D O I
10.1111/ggi.12477
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
AimThe present study estimated the prevalence of fear of falling in older adults, and its associations with clinical, functional and psychosocial factors. MethodsData from the Research Network Frailty in Brazilian Older People, specifically the Rio de Janeiro Study involving participants aged 65years and older residing in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed. Fear of falling was assessed by the Brazilian version of Falls Efficacy Scale-International. The following variables were assessed: history of falls, fracture after fall, number of comorbidities, number of medications, hospitalization in the previous year, use of walking support device, functional dependency in activities of daily living (including instrumental activities), hearing and visual impairments, hand grip strength, walking speed, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, living alone, social support, and activity level. Associations were evaluated by multiple logistic regression. ResultsAmong the 742 participants, 51.9% had a fear of falling, which was more prevalent in women and older participants. Fear of falling was associated with a history of one to two falls (odds ratio [OR] 2.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.42-3.36), three or more falls (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.10-6.70), use of seven or more medications (OR 1.70, 95%CI 1.04-2.80), hearing impairment (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.10-2.49), functional dependence in activities of daily living (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.07-2.79), diminished gait speed (OR 1.64 95% CI 1.04-2.58), fair self-rated health (OR 1.89, 95% CI, 1.30-2.74), poor/very poor self-rated health (OR 4.92, 95% CI 1.49-16.27) and depressive symptoms (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.07-2.63). ConclusionsThe prevalence of fear of falling was high in this population, and was associated with history of falls, use of seven or more medications, hearing impairment, functional dependency in activities of daily living, diminished walking speed, fair and poor/very poor self-rated health and depressive symptoms. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; ..: ..-...
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