Res Community Public Health Nurs.
2023 Mar;34(1):12-21. 10.12799/rcphn.2022.00199.
Factors Associated with Fear of Falling by Fall Experience in the Community-dwelling Elderly
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- 1Professor, College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
- 2Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
- KMID: 2551089
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2022.00199
Abstract
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This study aimed to identify factors associated with fear of falling(FOF) by fall experience in the community-dwelling elderly. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression with complex samples was used to analyze the data of 74,475 elders aged 65 and over from the Community Health Survey in 2019. Results: Factors associated with FOF included gender, age, education level, smoking, high-risk drinking, physical activity, stress, depression, cognitive impairment, subjective health status, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus in the non-fall group. In the single fall group, the associated factors were gender, age, physical activity, stress, depression, cognitive impairment, and subjective health status. Related factors in the recurrent fall group included gender, age, physical activity, cognitive impairment, and subjective health status. Conclusion: The study’s findings suggest that it is necessary to develop different strategies to prevent FOF by understanding the contributing factors of FOF in each group of fall experience.
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