Background Fear of falling (FOF) is prevalent among older adults and associated with
adverse health outcomes. Over recent years a substantial body of research has emerged on …

Abstract Objectives Fear of falling (FoF) is common in older people and may lead to physical
decline, disability, poor quality of life, and falls. Several risk factors for FoF have been …

Objective Fear of falling (FOF) is an important threat to autonomy. Current interventions to
reduce FOF have yielded conflicting results. A possible reason for this discrepancy could be …

Maintaining or improving quality of life (QoL) is a key outcome of clinical interventions in
older people. Fear of falling (FoF) is associated with activity restriction as well as with poorer …

Background: fear of falling (FOF) is common in older people and associated with serious
physical and psychosocial consequences. Identifying those at risk of FOF can help target …

Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in
communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in older people who have …

Objectives The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the
prevalence, measurement scales, related factors and interventions for fear of falling (FOF) …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the incidence of fear of falling (FOF) and the risk factors
associated with transient versus persistent FOF in community‐dwelling older adults …

Researchers have repeatedly examined the relationship between a previous experience of
a fall and subsequent fear of falling (FOF); however, few studies have investigated the …

Objective Fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem for older adults, present not just in
fallers, but also nonfallers. This study examined the impact of FOF and fall history on …