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초록

영어

The fear of falling is a common psychological consequence of falling, especially for elderly individuals. Fear of falling can lead to activity re-striction and medical problems. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between fall efficacy and physical fitness factors in elderly women. We assessed physical fitness factors and in-vestigated the Korean version of the Fall Efficacy Scale-International (KFES-I) in 173 participants. We investigated the correlation between physical fitness factors and fall efficacy. When the subjects were divid-ed into four groups according to physical fitness level, subjects with high 6-m walk, 30-s chair stand test, 30-s arm curl test, chair sit and reach test, 8-foot up and go test scores and high grip strength had low fall efficacy. Physical fitness factors were strongly associated with de-creased fall fear, suggesting that physical fitness improvements play an important role in preventing or reducing the fear of falling.

목차

Abstract
 INTRODUCTION
 MATERIALS AND METHODS
  Participants
  Physical performance
  Fear of falling assessment
  Statistical analysis
 RESULTS
 DISCUSSION
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
 REFERENCES

키워드

저자

• Bog Ja Jeoung [ Department of Exercise Rehabilitation & Welfare, College of Health Science, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea ] Corresponding author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  JER [Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation]

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  격월간

• pISSN

  2288-176X

• eISSN

  2288-1778

• 수록기간

  2013~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613