Differences in fear of falling in the elderly with or without dizzines |
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| Authors: | Javier Perez-Jara Paloma Olmos Maria Angeles Abad Peta Heslop David Walker Carlos A. Reyes-Ortiz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Musculoskeletal Unit, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK;2. Unidad de Valoración Geriátrica, Hospital El Bierzo, C/Médicos sin Fronteras 7 Ponferrada, León 24411, Spain;3. Centro de Salud de Archena, C/Siria s/n, Archena, Murcia, Spain;4. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Psicología Social, Facultad Medicina, Campus Espinardo, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain;5. Geriatrics, Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center, Dearborn, MI, USA |
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| Abstract: | To compare prevalence and risk factors associated with fear of falling (FoF) in two groups of elderly people, 109 patients with recurrent dizziness and 109 controls without dizziness. FoF was defined as a positive response to the single question and with Falls Efficacy Scale of >50. The prevalence of FoF was greater (71.6%) in the dizzy group (control, 31.2%; p < 0.001). Factors associated with FoF in the dizzy-group were diabetes, high General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) score and poor balance score. In the non-dizzy group, female gender, high GHQ, and poor gait score in Tinetti's scale were the association. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between dizziness and FoF. |
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| Keywords: | Fear of falling Dizziness Elderly Prevalence Risk factors |
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