Correlates of fear of falling and falls efficacy in geriatric patients recovering from hip/pelvic fracture.

CONCLUSION: Falls efficacy and fear of falling constitute distinct constructs. Falls efficacy measured with the Short Falls Efficacy Scale International reflects the appraisal of poor physical performance. Fear of falling measured by the single-item question constitutes a fall-specific psychological construct associated with psychological inflexibility and fall-related post-traumatic stress symptoms.
PMID: 31789060 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - December 1, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Eckert T, Kampe K, Kohler M, Albrecht D, Büchele G, Hauer K, Schäufele M, Becker C, Pfeiffer K Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research