Fear of falling
| Autor: | M. Kocic, S. Ivanovic, Z. Stojanovic, N. Savic, B. Balov, M. Milenkovic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Population Significant difference Falls efficacy falling lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine Fear of falling FES Falling (accident) Age groups Epidemiology Medicine Marital status fear of falling medicine.symptom the elderly business education |
| Zdroj: | Praxis Medica, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 61-66 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0350-8773 |
| Popis: | Fear of falling (FOF) is a significant health problem that can be present in the elderly, both in those that had experienced falling and in those that hadn't. The aim of the study was to establish correlation of FOF with the following characteristics of the participants: sex, age, education, marital status and the number of falls in the previous year. Performed from October to December 2014, the research included 100 participants from general population older than 65 and covered by health visiting service of Dom Zdravlja Nis. The questionnaire for assessment of FOF - Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and the epidemiological questionnaire were used in all participants. We established that there is statistically significant difference of FES values (hi-kvadrat=7.668, p |
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