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September 17, 2025JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH

Correlation between Activity Restriction and Fear of Falling in Community Dwelling Indian Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study

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AKArchna KaushikPKP. Senthil Kumar

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Overview

Cross-sectional study highlights that fear of falling significantly affects activity restrictions in community-dwelling older adults, suggesting urgent intervention needs.

Key Points

  • Fear of falling strongly correlates with increased activity restriction among older adults, impacting their quality of life.
  • In the study of 220 participants, significant predictors of activity restriction included the number of falls and health conditions.
  • Regression analysis explained 44.8% of variance in activity restriction, linking fear of falling and health status among older adults.
  • Addressing fears and improving balance confidence can enhance functional independence in older populations.

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Kaushik et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d45e5831b076d99fa5ea01https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2025/82189.21558
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