Fragility, fear of falling, physical activity and falls among older persons: some theoretical considerations to interpret mediation

GJ Wijlhuizen, AMJ Chorus, M Hopman-Rock - Preventive medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
… Older persons afraid of falling reduce physical activity to prevent outdoor falls. Prev. Med. …
(outdoor) Physical activity mediates the relationship between Fear of falling and outdoor Falls. …

Physical activity and fall prevention-solving clinical problems

S Pantelinac, D Simić-Panić, N Janjić… - Medicinski …, 2022 - doiserbia.nb.rs
… The latter point out the following fall risks: previous falls, use of psychotropic substances, …
conditions are also considered additional risks. Fall risks may also be environmental (within the …

[HTML][HTML] Fall risk factors in community-dwelling elderly depending on their physical function, cognitive status and symptoms of depression

MS Kamińska, J Brodowski, B Karakiewicz - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
… the fall risk factors in the community-dwelling elderly depending on their physical function, …
Thus, previous falls contribute to the limitation of physical activity, motor disability and a …

Falls incidence underestimates the risk of fall-related injuries in older age groups: a comparison with the FARE (Falls risk by Exposure)

A Etman, GJ Wijlhuizen, MJG van Heuvelen… - Age and …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… The FARE (Falls risk by Exposure) is a measure for falls risk which incorporates physical
activity … It is not known whether patterns of falls risk with increasing age will change if falls risk is …

Relationship of falls and fear of falling to activity limitations and physical inactivity in Parkinson's disease

MS Bryant, DH Rintala, JG Hou… - … and physical activity, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
physical activity. In this study, we also investigated its contribution to the level of physical
activity… have more ADL limitation and less physical activity compared with those who fell less …

[HTML][HTML] Falls in young adults: The effect of sex, physical activity, and prescription medications

HY Cho, MJH Heijnen, BA Craig, S Rietdyk - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… In conclusion, the rate of falls in young adults was affected by physical activity levels, number
… of falls across the lifespan and is instrumental in developing interventions to prevent falls. …

Physical activity, fear of falling, and falls in Nigerian older adults

CO Akosile, CU Agu, BOA Adegoke… - The Journal of …, 2014 - search.proquest.com
risk of falling. The high prevalence of falls in this study sample with a high physical activity
… individual factors aside from physical activity may be more contributory to the occurrence of …

[HTML][HTML] Health conditions, incidence of falls and physical activity levels among the elderly

GZ Mazo, DB Liposcki, C Ananda… - … Journal of Physical …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
… on the relationship between regular physical activity, incidence of falls and health conditions
in … the health conditions and the level of physical activity and incidence of falls of the elderly. …

[HTML][HTML] Association between fall history and gait, balance, physical activity, depression, fear of falling, and motor capacity: a 6-month follow-up study

C Park, MMU Atique, R Mishra, B Najafi - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… in physical activityfalls would accelerate deterioration in both physical activity and motor
performance and highlight the need for effective therapy to reduce the consequences of falls in …

Fall incidence and fall risk factors in people with rheumatoid arthritis

E Smulders, C Schreven, V Weerdesteyn… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
… their risk of falling because of impaired levels of physical activity, … Only three studies have
reported fall frequency in patients with … The fall incidence rate of 0.62 falls/person-year1 is well …