Citation

Kakihana H, Koeda M, Kasahara M, Yamashita T. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 2017; 29(11): 2009-2012.

Affiliation

Department of Rehabilitation, Kobe Ekisaikai Hospital, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Society of Physical Therapy Science)

DOI

10.1589/jpts.29.2009

PMID

29200646

PMCID

PMC5702836

Abstract

[Purpose] This study investigated the factors affecting fear of falling in patients with femoral proximal fracture. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 26 patients with femoral proximal fracture (3 males and 23 females, average age: 80.2 ± 7.9 years). Fall self-efficacy, motor functions, and pain intensity were measured 4 weeks post-surgery, and the participants were divided into three groups based on their scores on the Falls Efficacy Scale. [Results] The group with low fall self-efficacy was significantly older and experienced stronger pain than the group with high fall self-efficacy did. In a multivariate analysis, age and pain intensity were extracted as factors influencing fall self-efficacy. [Conclusion] For patients with femoral proximal fracture, in addition to age, pain was identified as a correlated factor to fear of falling.

Language: en

Keywords

Fall self-efficacy; Femoral proximal fracture; Pain