@article{ref1,
title="Ptophobia: The fear of falling in elderly people",
journal="Acta medica Portuguesa",
year="2009",
author="Gai, Juliana and Gomes, Lucy and Jansen De Cárdenas, Carmen",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="83-88",
abstract="Falling is a serious problem for the elderly which consequences--fractures, other lesions and the fear of falling--may result in auto-restrictions in daily living activities, producing immobility and accelerating the physical decline associated with aging. The ptophobia (phobic fear of falling) is characterized by an out-of-control fear of walking, even without locomotion alteration, loss of self-esteem and social isolation. Interventions for the prevention and treatment of the falling fear in the elderly are very important to assure a good quality of life. Psychotherapy and physical rehabilitation have been related as ways of treatment of ptophobia in the elderly.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0870-399X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}