Factors associated with fear of falling and associated activity restriction in community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-86

  Denkinger, Michael D ^a   Lukas, Albert ^a   Nikolaus, Thorsten ^a   Hauer, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

balance confidence; communitydwelling older adults; fall related self efficacy; Fear of falling; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEAR; FEAR OF FALLING; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; WALKING AID; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84928058528     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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