The global prevalence of and risk factors for fear of falling among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W Xiong, D Wang, W Ren, X Liu, R Wen, Y Luo - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background As a common psychological problem among older adults, fear of falling was
found to have a wide range prevalence in different studies. However, the global prevalence …

Associations of gait speed, cadence, gait stability ratio, and body balance with falls in older adults

MM Nascimento, ÉR Gouveia, BR Gouveia… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To investigate the association between gait speed (GS), cadence (CAD), gait stability ratio
(GSR), and body balance (BB) with falls in a large sample of older adults. The analysis …

Global burden of fall and associated factors among individual with low vision: A systematic-review and meta-analysis

K Ekemiri, C Ekemiri, N Ezinne, V Virginia, O Okoendo… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Low vision has a significant global health problem that impacts the personal,
economical, psychological, and social life of an individual. Each year around 684 000 …

The mediating effect of nutrition on oral frailty and fall risk in community-dwelling elderly people

H Song, Y Wei, Y Wang, J Zhang - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Population aging is accelerating, particularly in Asian countries. Falls are the
leading cause of unintentional injuries in the elderly over 60 years old in China. Hence, it is …

The primary care NP's guide to prevention and management of falls in older adults

JA Mark - The Nurse Practitioner, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The primary care NP's guide to prevention and management of... : The Nurse Practitioner The
primary care NP's guide to prevention and management of falls in older adults : The Nurse …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing normative values for performance-based tests in older Thai adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study

C Chandhanayingyong, N Adulkasem… - Archives of Physical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To determine normative values and identify contributing factors for physical
performance tests in older, Thai, community-dwelling adults. Design Nationwide cross …

A mixed-methods study examining perceptions of fear of falling among community-dwelling people who use wheelchairs full-time

JH Sung, J Peters, W Bartlo, LA Rice - Disability and Rehabilitation …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: There is growing evidence that fear of falling (FOF) is common in people who use
wheelchairs full-time and negatively influence their performance of daily activities and …

The association of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and fear of falling among older adults: data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study

C Li, S Wang, K Liu, Y Zheng, Q Li, Y Zhang, L Jiang… - Geriatric nursing, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) have been individually associated
with fall-related outcomes, but their combined effect on fear of falling (FOF) has not been …

Fear of falling in older adults living in a community-dwelling facility: prevalence and its impact on activity behavior and physical function

E Sebastião, V Siqueira, J Bakare… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the prevalence and the impact of fear of falling (FOF) on physical
activity (PA), sedentary behavior (PA), and physical function in older adults living in a …

Postural stability as a measure of fall risk in older people with and without HIV

MC Masters, LM Campbell, J Yu, A Heaton… - AIDS research and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: As the number of older people with HIV (PWH) grows, accidental falls and their
associated negative health outcomes are of increasing concern. Fall risk can be measured …