Relationship between fear of falling and outcomes of an inpatient geriatric rehabilitation population - Fear of the fear of falling

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 664-673

  Denkinger, Michael D ^a   Igl, Wilmar ^b   Lukas, Albert ^a   Bader, Anne ^a   Bailer, Stefanie ^a   Franke, Sebastian ^a   Denkinger, Claudia M ^c   Nikolaus, Thorsten ^a   Jamour, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Krankenhaus GmbH Alb Donau Kreis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fear of falling; Inpatient rehabilitation; Patterns of change; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REHABILITATION; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77950427528     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02759.x     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Graf T. Krankenhäuser/Vorsorge- oder Reha-Einrichtungen, Kennziffern nach Fachabteilungen. Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes [on-line]. Available at Accessed April 15, 2009.
2. Ottenbacher KJ, Smith PM, Illig SB et al. Trends in length of stay, living setting, functional outcome, and mortality following medical rehabilitation. JAMA 2004 292:1687 1695.
3. Hershkovitz A, Kalandariov Z, Hermush V et al. Factors affecting short-term rehabilitation outcomes of disabled elderly patients with proximal hip fracture. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007 88:916 921. (Pubitemid 46963220)
4. Heruti RJ, Lusky A, Barell V et al. Cognitive status at admission: Does it affect the rehabilitation outcome of elderly patients with hip fracture? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999 80:432 436. (Pubitemid 29171958)
5. Heruti RJ, Lusky A, Dankner R et al. Rehabilitation outcome of elderly patients after a first stroke: Effect of cognitive status at admission on the functional outcome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002 83:742 749. (Pubitemid 34721471)
6. Rolland Y, Pillard F, Lauwers-Cances V et al. Rehabilitation outcome of elderly patients with hip fracture and cognitive impairment. Disabil Rehabil 2004 26:425 431. (Pubitemid 38607713)
7. Donini LM, De Bernardini L, De Felice MR et al. Effect of nutritional status on clinical outcome in a population of geriatric rehabilitation patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2004 16:132 138. (Pubitemid 38714055)
8. Ghisla MK, Cossi S, Timpini A et al. Predictors of successful rehabilitation in geriatric patients: Subgroup analysis of patients with cognitive impairment. Aging Clin Exp Res 2007 19:417 423. (Pubitemid 350285302)
9. Patrick L, Knoefel F, Gaskowski P et al. Medical comorbidity and rehabilitation efficiency in geriatric inpatients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2001 49:1471 1477. (Pubitemid 33051397)
10. Bellelli G, Guerini F, Bianchetti A et al. Medical comorbidity and complexity of the rehabilitative procedures for older patients with functional impairments. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 50:2095 2096. (Pubitemid 35462460)
11. Campbell SE, Seymour DG, Primrose WR. A systematic literature review of factors affecting outcome in older medical patients admitted to hospital. Age Ageing 2004 33:110 115.
12. Elphick HL, Mankad K, Madan S et al. The determinants of successful in-hospital rehabilitation in people aged 90 years and older. Gerontology 2007 53:116 120. (Pubitemid 46279738)
13. McCloskey R. Functional and self-efficacy changes of patients admitted to a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit. J Adv Nurs 2004 46:186 193. (Pubitemid 38561005)
14. Resnick B. Geriatric rehabilitation: The influence of efficacy beliefs and motivation. Rehabil Nurs 2002 27:152 159.
15. Zidén L, Frändin K, Kreuter M. Home rehabilitation after hip fracture. A randomized controlled study on balance confidence, physical function and everyday activities. Clin Rehabil 2008 22:1019 1033.
16. Narain P, Rubenstein LZ, Wieland GD et al. Predictors of immediate and 6-month outcomes in hospitalized elderly patients. The importance of functional status. J Am Geriatr Soc 1988 36:775 783.
17. Jette AM, Tao W, Norweg A et al. Interpreting rehabilitation outcome measurements. J Rehabil Med 2007 39:585 590. (Pubitemid 350041349)
18. Lew HL, Lee E, Date ES et al. Influence of medical comorbidities and complications on FIM change and length of stay during inpatient rehabilitation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2002 81:830 837. (Pubitemid 35191617)
19. Adunsky A, Lusky A, Arad M et al. A comparative study of rehabilitation outcomes of elderly hip fracture patients: The advantage of a comprehensive orthogeriatric approach. J. Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003 58A:542 547. (Pubitemid 36702692)
20. Denkinger MD, Igl W, Coll-Planas L et al. Evaluation of the short form of the late-life function and disability instrument in geriatric inpatients-validity, responsiveness, and sensitivity to change. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 57:309 314.
21. Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Studenski S et al. Designing randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: A consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 52:625 634. (Pubitemid 38480644)
22. Haley S, Jette A, Coster W et al. Late life function and disability instrument: II. Development and evaluation of the function component. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2002 57A:M217 M222.
23. Jette A, Haley S, Coster W et al. Late life function and disability instrument: I. Development and evaluation of the disability component. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2002 57A:M209 M216.
24. Webster K, Wittwer J, Feller J. Validity of the GAITRite walkway system for the measurement of averaged and individual step parameters of gait. Gait Posture 2005 22:317 321. (Pubitemid 41586104)
25. Mahoney F, Barthel D. Functional evaluation: The Barthel index. MD State Med J 1965 14:61 65.
26. Groll DL, To T, Bombardier C et al. The development of a comorbidity index with physical function as the outcome. J Clin Epidemiol 2005 58:595 602. (Pubitemid 40692725)
27. Cully JA, Graham DP, Kramer JR. A 2-item screen for depression in rehabilitation inpatients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005 86:469 472.
28. Mendiondo M, Ashford J, Kryscio R et al. Designing a Brief Alzheimer Screen (BAS). J Alzheimers Dis 2003 5:391 398. (Pubitemid 37474768)
29. Greenlief C, Margolis R, Erker G. Application of the Trail Making Test in differentiating neuropsychological impairment of elderly persons. Percept Mot Skills 1985 61:1283 1289.
30. Kempen GIJM, Todd CJ, Van Haastregt JCM et al. Cross-cultural validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) in older people: Results from Germany, the Netherlands and the UK were satisfactory. Disabil Rehabil 2007 29:155 162.
31. Vellas B, Guigoz Y, Garry P et al. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and its use in grading the nutritional state of elderly patients. Nutrition 1999 15:116 122. (Pubitemid 29072654)
32. Proschan M, Waclawiw M. Practical guidelines for multiplicity adjustment in clinical trials. Controlled Clin Trials 2000 21:527 539. (Pubitemid 32056216)
33. Tinetti ME, Mendes de Leon CF, Doucette JT et al. Fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in relationship to functioning among community-living elders. J Gerontol 1994 49:M140 M147.
34. Deshpande N, Metter EJ, Lauretani F et al. Activity restriction induced by fear of falling and objective and subjective measures of physical function: A prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 56:615 620.
35. Büla CJ, Martin E, Rochat S et al. Validation of an adapted falls efficacy scale in older rehabilitation patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008 89:291 296.
36. Bode RK, Heinemann AW. Course of functional improvement after stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002 83:100 106.
37. Cassidy E, O'Connor R, O'Keane V. Prevalence of post-stroke depression in an Irish sample and its relationship with disability and outcome following inpatient rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil 2004 26:71 77.
38. Cully JA, Gfeller JD, Heise RA et al. Geriatric depression, medical diagnosis, and functional recovery during acute rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005 86:2256 2260.
39. Gillen R, Tennen H, McKee TE et al. Depressive symptoms and history of depression predict rehabilitation efficiency in stroke patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001 82:1645 1649.