Walking difficulties is the main contributor to fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease
Nilsson, Maria H LU
; Jonasson, Stina B
LU
; Lindholm, Beata
LU
; Hagell, Peter
LU
and Iwarsson, Susanne
LU
(2017)
21st World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
p.1389-1389
- Abstract
- Fear of falling is more common and pronounced in people with Parkinson’s disease than in controls. We conducted a series of studies that used multivariable regression analyses to identify explanatory factors of fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease. Three independent samples were used. The first study (n=154) was a postal survey study that used well-established self-rating scales. The second study replicated the first one by using a clinical sample (n=104) and added unexplored motor aspects (e.g., gait speed, functional balance performance) as well as global cognition. The third clinical study (n=241) included independent variables that focused on personal (e.g. general self-efficacy) and environmental factors as well as... (More)
- Fear of falling is more common and pronounced in people with Parkinson’s disease than in controls. We conducted a series of studies that used multivariable regression analyses to identify explanatory factors of fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease. Three independent samples were used. The first study (n=154) was a postal survey study that used well-established self-rating scales. The second study replicated the first one by using a clinical sample (n=104) and added unexplored motor aspects (e.g., gait speed, functional balance performance) as well as global cognition. The third clinical study (n=241) included independent variables that focused on personal (e.g. general self-efficacy) and environmental factors as well as Parkinson-related disabilities. In all three studies, walking difficulties was the strongest explanatory (60–68%) factor. The results imply that walking difficulties in daily life should be the primary target in order to reduce fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease. (Less)
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- Nilsson, Maria H
LU
; Jonasson, Stina B
LU
; Lindholm, Beata
LU
; Hagell, Peter
LU
and Iwarsson, Susanne
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Parkinson disease, walking difficulty, fear
- pages
- 1389 - 1389
- conference name
- 21st World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
- conference location
- San Francisco, United States
- conference dates
- 2017-07-23 - 2017-07-27
- project
- Home and health in people ageing with Parkinson's disease
- Walking difficulties, mobility devices and activity avoidance in people ageing with Parkinson's disease
- Home, Health and Disability along the Process of Ageing
- language
- English
- LU publication?
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abstract = {{Fear of falling is more common and pronounced in people with Parkinson’s disease than in controls. We conducted a series of studies that used multivariable regression analyses to identify explanatory factors of fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease. Three independent samples were used. The first study (n=154) was a postal survey study that used well-established self-rating scales. The second study replicated the first one by using a clinical sample (n=104) and added unexplored motor aspects (e.g., gait speed, functional balance performance) as well as global cognition. The third clinical study (n=241) included independent variables that focused on personal (e.g. general self-efficacy) and environmental factors as well as Parkinson-related disabilities. In all three studies, walking difficulties was the strongest explanatory (60–68%) factor. The results imply that walking difficulties in daily life should be the primary target in order to reduce fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Maria H and Jonasson, Stina B and Lindholm, Beata and Hagell, Peter and Iwarsson, Susanne}},
keywords = {{Parkinson disease; walking difficulty; fear}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{1389--1389}},
title = {{Walking difficulties is the main contributor to fear of falling in people with Parkinson’s disease}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/30048721/Fear_of_falling_in_Parkinson.pdf}},
year = {{2017}},
}