TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Factors associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults with and without diabetes mellitus: findings from the Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR)
JO  - Experimental gerontology
A1  - de Souza Moreira, Bruno
A1  - Sampaio, Rosana Ferreira
A1  - Diz, Juliano Bergamaschine Mata
A1  - de Carvalho Bastone, Alessandra
A1  - Ferriolli, Eduardo
A1  - Neri, Anita Liberalesso
A1  - Lourenço, Roberto Alves
A1  - Dias, Rosângela Corrêa
A1  - Kirkwood, Renata Noce
SP  - 103
EP  - 111
VL  - 89
IS  - 
N2  - PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the associated factors with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults with and without diabetes mellitus. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the Frailty in Brazilian Older People Study (FIBRA-BR), involving 4449 individuals aged 65years or older (19.2% with diabetes), were analyzed. The potential factors associated with fear of falling included sociodemographic data, chronic diseases, health-related variables and functional capacity measures. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the factors associated with fear of falling. <br><br>RESULTS: Female gender, arthritis or rheumatism, negative health self-perception, frailty, lower Lawton Scale score and reduced gait speed were independently associated with fear of falling in both groups. Factors associated with fear of falling specific to non-diabetic older adults were depression, visual impairment, falls in the previous 12months, obesity, depressive symptoms, higher Katz Index score and decreased handgrip strength. Lower Mini-Mental State Examination score was an associated factor with fear of falling only in those with diabetes. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The factors associated with fear of falling did differ between non-diabetic and diabetic older adults. Health care professionals should consider such differences when planning their therapeutic approaches for a successful management of fear of falling in these older populations.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0531-5565
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2017.01.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -