@article{ref1,
title="Psychological factors associated with fear of falling avoidance behavior in Parkinson's disease: the role of depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing",
journal="Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology",
year="2022",
author="Rider, John V. and Longhurst, Jason K. and Lekhak, Nirmala and Navalta, James W. and Young, Daniel L. and Landers, Merrill R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological factors (depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing) and fear of falling avoidance behavior (FFAB) among individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). <br><br>METHODS: A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from 59 individuals with PD using hierarchical multiple regression. <br><br>RESULTS: Disease severity (Movement Disorder Society - Unified PD Rating Scale) and catastrophizing (Consequences of Falling Questionnaire (CoF)) explained approximately 48.2% of the variance in the FFAB Questionnaire scores (P <.001). Catastrophizing was the only significant psychological variable (P <.001). The damage to identity subscale of the CoF was significant in the final model (P <.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Catastrophizing about the consequences of falls explained the largest portion of variability in FFAB after controlling for disease severity. Catastrophizing about the immediate consequences of falling may play a prominent role in FFAB and may be a potential treatment target for mitigating FFAB.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-9887",
doi="10.1177/08919887221119974",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08919887221119974"
}