Association between activity restriction due to fear of falling and mortality: Results from the Korean longitudinal study of aging.
Geriatr Gerontol Int
; 22(2): 168-174, 2022 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34964247
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To analyze the correlation between activity restriction due to fear of falling and mortality among Koreans aged ≥45 years.METHODS:
After excluding missing values, the data of 411 participants from the first to sixth waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging were analyzed using the χ2 -test, log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards model.RESULTS:
In model 1, which did not include activity restriction due to fear of falling as an independent variable, the death rate increased by 1.024-fold (hazard ratio 1.024, 95% confidence interval 1.000-1.050, P = 0.0498) as the number of falls increased by one. In model 2, which included activity restriction due to fear of falling as an independent variable, participants with experience of activity restriction showed 1.993-fold higher mortality (hazard ratio 1.993, 95% confidence interval 1.112-3.572, P = 0.0205) than those without such experience. In addition, as the number of falls in the group with chronic diseases increased by one, the mortality rate increased by 1.028-fold (hazard ratio 1.028, 95% confidence interval 1.001-1.057, P = 0.043).CONCLUSIONS:
There was a close relationship between activity restriction due to fear of falling and mortality. Therefore, this study can serve as the foundation for policies and institutional measures to reduce the mortality rate of groups with activity restrictions due to fear of falling. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22 168-174.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aging
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Fear
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Geriatr Gerontol Int
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article