Impact of activity limitations due to fear of falling on changes in frailty in Korean older adults: a longitudinal study

Authors :: Wonhee Baek
Ari Min
Yoonjung Ji
Chang Gi Park
Minkyung Kang
Source :: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Publication Year :: 2024
Publisher :: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the frailty change patterns among Korean older adults during 2006–2020 and the effect of activity limitations induced by the fear of falling (FOF) on these patterns. We employed a descriptive longitudinal design utilizing data from Waves 1 to 8 of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. The exclusion criteria were a baseline age

Subjects :: Accidental falls
Activities of daily living
Fear of falling
Frailty
Longitudinal study
Medicine
Science

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