Association of neighborhood physical environment with falls and fear of falling in older adults: A prospective cohort study
Better neighborhood physical environments could play a key role in the prevention of falls and fear of falling among older adults. Policies aiming to improve residential environments can have broad implications for achieving healthy aging.
Authors
- Lucía Arias‐Fernández
- Francisco Félix Caballero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9609-3579)
- Fernando Rodríguez‐Artalejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-5755)
- Esther García‐Esquinas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-5174)
- Lucía Carcedo-Argüelles
- Alberto Lana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-8805)
Institutions
- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (ES)
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Escuela Nacional de Sanidad (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2025.105831
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 19.04
Funders
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III