Fall worry restricts social engagement in older adults

NG Choi, ML Bruce, DM DiNitto… - Journal of aging …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between (a) activity-
limiting fall worry (ALW) and (b) self-reported health-related restrictions and social …

Effect of fall‐related concerns on physical, mental, and social function in community‐dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study

E van der Meulen, GAR Zijlstra… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the effect of fall‐related concerns on physical, mental, and social
function. Design Community‐based prospective cohort study (secondary analysis using …

Depression and activity-limiting fall worry among older adults: longitudinal reciprocal relationships

NG Choi, NM Gell, DM DiNitto, CN Marti… - International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Late-life depression, falls, and fall worry are public health problems. While
previous research confirms the cross-sectional relationship between depression and fall …

Symptoms of anxiety and depression predicting fall-related outcomes among older Americans: a longitudinal study

Y Luo, CE Miyawaki, MA Valimaki, S Tang, H Sun… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with fear of falling and fear of
falling-related activity restrictions. However, it remains unknown whether anxiety or …

Social mediators of the association between depression and falls among older adults

MC Lohman, A Fallahi, E Mishio Bawa… - Journal of aging …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To investigate the role of social factors in the association between depression
and falls among older adults. Methods The sample included data from 3443 older adults …

Falls and social isolation of older adults in the National Health and Aging Trends Study

JS Pohl, BB Cochrane, KG Schepp… - Research in …, 2018 - journals.healio.com
A longitudinal secondary analysis of 2 years of data from the National Health and Aging
Trends Study was undertaken to determine the extent to which social isolation predicts falls …

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

SL Hull, II Kneebone, L Farquharson - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives Establish the association between affect and fall-related psychological concerns
(fear of falling, fall-related self-efficacy, balance confidence, and outcome expectancy) …

Associations between changes in depression/anxiety symptoms and fall worry among community-dwelling older adults

NG Choi, Y Zhou, CN Marti… - Journal of applied …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Using the 2019 and 2020 National Health and Aging Trend Study, we examined the
association between fall worry and changes in depression/anxiety symptoms among …

Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study

M Liu, T Hou, Y Li, X Sun, SL Szanton, L Clemson… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Fear of falling and previous falls are both risk factors that affect daily activities of
older adults. However, it remains unclear whether they independently limit daily activities …

Is fear of falling and the associated restrictions in daily activity related to depressive symptoms in older adults?

TH Lee, W Kim - Psychogeriatrics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression is a risk factor for various conditions, including suicide. Considering
the high prevalence of fear of falling in the elderly, its association with depression requires …