TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Falls and fear of falling in a sample of centenarians: the role of multimorbidity, pain and anxiety
JO  - Psychogeriatrics
A1  - Teixeira, Laetitia
A1  - Araújo, Lia
A1  - Duarte, Natália
A1  - Ribeiro, Oscar
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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 conditions for history of falls, and pain frequency and anxiety for fear of falling. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between anxiety and fear of falling reinforces the importance of screening both conditions as it can improve their detection 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.<br><br>© 2019 Japanese Psychogeriatric Society.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1346-3500
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12423
ID  - ref1
ER  -