Fear of Falling among Community-dwelling Elderly Women Receiving Visiting Nursing Services in Japan

Autor:	Takai, Kiyako, Honda, Sumihisa, Ye, Zhaojia, Abe, Yasuyo, Takamura, Noboru, Osaki, Makoto, Kusano, Yosuke, Takemoto, Tai-Ichiro, Aoyagi, Kiyoshi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Riskfactors Visitingnursingservice Elderly FallsEfficacyScale Fearoffalling humanities
Zdroj:	Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 52(1):7-11
ISSN:	0001-6055
Popis:	Although fear of falling is a common and serious problem among elderly people, little is known about the risk factors associated with fear of falling among frail elderly persons in Japan. To assess the fear of falling and investigate related factors, we conducted a study among 167 Japanese women aged 59 or older, who were receiving visiting nursing services. Fear of falling was measured by asking subjects about being afraid of falling (yes/no) and completing the Japanese version of Falls Efficacy Scale (FES). Fear of falling (being afraid of falling) was reported by 135 (80.8%) of the subjects. The overall FES score was significantly (p Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 2007, 52(1), p.7-11
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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