Characterizing the Impact of Fear of Falling on Activity and Falls in Older Adults with Glaucoma

OBJECTIVE: Fear of falling (FoF) may alter mobility in older adults, especially among those with visual impairment. Using a longitudinal prospective cohort of older glaucoma patients, we investigated whether and how FoF is associated with future falls and physical activity. DESIGN: Prospective obser...

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Published in:J Am Geriatr Soc
Main Authors: E, Jian-Yu, Mihailovic, Aleksandra, Kuo, Pei-Lun, West, Sheila K., Friedman, David S., Gitlin, Laura N., Li, Tianjing, Schrack, Jennifer A., Ramulu, Pradeep Y.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7537827/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32413186
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16516
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