Anxiety, depression, and fall-related psychological concerns in community-dwelling older people

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1287-1291

  Hull, Samantha L ^a   Kneebone, Ian I ^b   Farquharson, Lorna ^c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fall self efficacy; Fear of falling; Older people

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONSEQUENCES OF FALLING SCALE; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FALLS EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC ANXIETY INVENTORY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED SURVEY OF ACTIVITIES AND FEAR OF FALLING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FALL SELF-EFFICACY; FEAR OF FALLING; OLDER PEOPLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84888639745     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.038     Document Type: Article

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