Association of fear of falling and low physical activity with fall risk among older Taiwanese community-dwellers
Fear of falling and low physical activity presented likely synergism to increase the fall risk. Those older community-dwellers with both risk factors warrant fall prevention resources as a priority over those with either or neither.
Authors
- Yi‐Ching Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-8040)
- Mei-Yu Wei
- Wen‐Jung Sun
- Yih‐Jian Tsai
Institutions
- Min Sheng General Hospital (TW)
- Taichung Hospital (TW)
- Tainan Municipal Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20467-z
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60
Funders
- National Science Council