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Project

Understanding fear of falling and risk taking in older people in a prospective cohort study
Code
01P00105
Duration
15 October 2007 → 24 October 2008
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Health psychology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Social gerontology
    • Health promotion and policy
    • Medical device usage
    • Social gerontology
Keywords
fear of falling gerontology risk taking older people
 
Project description
 

The aims of the project are: (1) to determine incidence and prevalence of maladaptive fear of falling in older people, (2) to determine what distinguishes older people with and without maladaptive fear of falling on physiological and psychological factors, (3) to examine correction of fear of falling after exposure to fear-inducing activities, (4) to develop a fear-anxiety-avoidance model of falls in older people.