Transient versus stable nature of fear of falling over 24 months in community-older persons with falls– data of the EU SCOPE project on Kidney function

Transient versus stable nature of fear of falling over 24 months in community-older persons with falls– data of the EU SCOPE project on Kidney function

Abstract Background Fear of falling (FoF) is an important risk factor for falls among older people. The objectives of our investigations were: a.) to present characteristics of older community-dwelling (CD) fallers with persistent or transient FoF (P-FoF or T-FoF) over 12 months, and b.) to investig...

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Main Authors: Ellen Freiberger, Paolo Fabbietti, Andrea Corsonello, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Rada Artzi-Medvedik, Robert Kob, Itshak Melzer, SCOPE consortium, Sabine Britting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Fear of falling
Older people
Falls
Injurious falls
Physical function
Fallers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03357-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03357-0

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