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August 14, 2023Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

The association between physical activity and fear of falling among community-dwelling older women in China: the mediating role of physical fitness

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Why the study?

To explore the association between physical activity and fear of falling, and to determine whether physical fitness mediates this relationship in community-dwelling older women.

Does moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reduce fear of falling in community-dwelling older women?

Population

1,108 community-dwelling older women

Comparison

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and light physical activity levels

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

SWShuang WuGLGuangkai LiBSBeibei Shi

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Overview

PA-FOF association via PF in older women is hypothesis-generating; cross-sectional data leave causality and directionality open.

Structured PICO

Does moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reduce fear of falling in community-dwelling older women?

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Population
1,108 community-dwelling older women (aged 60-70 years) without cognitive impairment or physical disability, mean age 64.9 years, from urban communities in Yantai, Shandong province, China.
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Intervention
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and light physical activity (LPA) objectively measured by accelerometers for 7 consecutive days.
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Outcome
Fear of falling (FOF) evaluated by the Chinese version of the activities-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale.patient reported

Cite This Study

Wu et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7083d2e5469ee92be13c4fhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241668
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