Fear of Falling among Community-dwelling Sedentary and Active Older People

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dc.contributor.authorAraya, Alejandra-Ximena
dc.contributor.authorIriarte, Evelyn
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:02:13Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:02:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractObjective. The study sought to compare communitydwelling older people with respect to their level of physical activity and to the fear of falls between a group of sedentary elderly and a group of active elderly. Methods. Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out with 113 community-dwelling older people (45 sedentary and 48 active), users of an outpatient care center of the private health system with a geriatric program in Santiago, Chile. The study measured socio-demographic variables, state of health, comprehensive geriatric assessment, exercise, depression with the Yesavage scale, and fear of falling with the Short Falls Efficacy Scale - International (Short FES-I). Results. Sedentary older people have significantly higher scores in the Yesavage depression scale compared with active older people (4.2 versus 0.8). No statistically significant differences were found when comparing both groups of sedentary and active participants in terms of socio-demographic variables along with health, and functional and cognitive capacity. Regarding the fear of falling, the sedentary had a slightly higher score than the active (12 versus 11), although not significant. Conclusion. This study showed that fear of falling was equal in sedentary and active older people who live in the community, although it was found that sedentary individuals had a higher risk of having a positive screening for geriatric depression in those participants who do not perform physical activity.
dc.description.funderElderly and Aging
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.17533/udea.iee.v39n1e13
dc.identifier.eissn2216-0280
dc.identifier.issn0120-5307
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v39n1e13
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93951
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000888560200012
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInvestigacion y educacion en enfermeria
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectaccidental falls
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectgeriatric assessment
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectfear
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleFear of Falling among Community-dwelling Sedentary and Active Older People
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen39
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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