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| Resumo: | Background: To explore the recent history of falls and the existence of fear of falling in a sample of centenarians, and to identify factors associated with both conditions. Methods: The sample included 109 centenarians from two Portuguese studies. The two main outcomes of this study are fear of falling and history of fall(s). Results: Results revealed that more than a half (51.4%) of the participants had fallen in the last 5 years and that the percentage of fear of falling was 78.9%. No association was found between the two conditions. The factors associated with each one were found to be different: number of health con- ditions for history of falls, and pain frequency and anxiety for fear of falling. Conclusions: The relationship between anxiety and fear of falling reinforces the importance of screening both conditions as it can improve their detec- tion and treatment. The established relationship between a high number of health conditions (common at very advanced ages) and falls demands greater attention in fall prevention initiatives specifically targeted to the extremely elderly. |
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| Autores principais: | Teixeira, L. |
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| Outros Autores: | Araújo, Lia; Duarte, Natália; Ribeiro, Oscar |
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| Assunto: | anxiety falls centenarians fear of falling multimorbidity |
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| Ano: | 2019 |
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| País: | Portugal |
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
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| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
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| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Viseu |
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu |
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