دورية أكاديمية
Fear of falling and quality of life of apparently-healthy elderly individuals from a Nigerian population.
| العنوان: | Fear of falling and quality of life of apparently-healthy elderly individuals from a Nigerian population. |
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| المؤلفون: | Akosile CO; Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5001, Nnewi Campus, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria, coakosile@yahoo.com., Anukam GO, Johnson OE, Fabunmi AA, Okoye EC, Iheukwumere N, Akinwola MO |
| المصدر: | Journal of cross-cultural gerontology [J Cross Cult Gerontol] 2014 Jun; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 201-9. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Springer Science+ Business Media Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8700909 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-0719 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01693816 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Cross Cult Gerontol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2004->: New York : Springer Science+ Business Media Original Publication: Dordrecht ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co., c1986- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Activities of Daily Living* , Fear* , Health Behavior* , Residence Characteristics*, Accidental Falls/*prevention & control , Quality of Life/*psychology, Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Geriatric Assessment/methods ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nigeria ; Postural Balance |
| مستخلص: | Ageing is associated with increased morbidity, increased fear of falling (FOF) and reduced activity. These may consequently impair the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly. Studies from Africa investigating FOF and its relationship with QOL among elderly individuals are rare. This study investigated the prevalence of FOF and QOL of apparently-healthy elderly residents of two Local Government Areas (LGAs) from Anambra State, Nigeria and also determined the relationship between the two variables. Two hundred and sixty-one (131 males and 130 females) volunteering elderly individuals, from three randomly-selected communities from each of the LGAs, participated in this cross-sectional survey. The Modified Fall Efficacy Scale (MFES) and the Short-Form Health Survey 36-item (SF-36) questionnaire were used to evaluate FOF and QOL respectively. Data were analysed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, Chi-square, Independent t-test, Pearson correlation and multivariate regression analysis statistics. Alpha level was set at 0.05. FOF was markedly prevalent in the population at 23.4 % and the QOL score of 55.27 ± 17.28 was just modest. QOL was particularly low in the role limitations due to the physical and emotional problems domains but high in the mental health, social function and bodily pain domains. Significant relationship was found between FOF and all the QOL domains. FOF was present in nearly one of every four elderly individuals in the sample and was related to their QOL. FOF should be routinely investigated in community-dwelling elderly and strategies devised to combat it. |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20140409 Date Completed: 20150105 Latest Revision: 20211021 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10823-014-9228-7 |
| PMID: | 24710949 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10823-014-9228-7 |