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Covariates of Fear of Falling and Associated Activity Curtailment
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With a sample survey (N = 266) of elderly adults residing in six housing developments in Massachusetts, we used logistic regression to: (a) identify covariates of fear of falling among all subjects and (b) identify covariates of activity curtailment among the subset of subjects who were afraid of falling. Fifty-five percent of respondents were afraid of falling; of those who were afraid, 56% had curtailed activity due to this fear. Factors associated with fear of falling were: being female, having had previous falls, and having fewer social contacts. Factors associated with activity curtailment among those who were afraid were: not communicating about falls; having less social support; and knowing someone who had fallen. Falls history appears an important contributor to fear of falling, whereas the impact of this fear on activities appears more a function of social support. These findings suggest different strategies for the primary and secondary prevention of fear of falling.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Howland, J., Lachman, M. E., Peterson, E. W., Cote, J., Kasten, L., & Jette, A.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1998-10-01
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 549-555
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2167621450
- Cited by
- 448
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 26.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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