@article{ref1,
title="Fear of falling and falls self-efficacy and their relationship to higher-level competence among community-dwelling senior men and women in Japan",
journal="Geriatrics and gerontology international",
year="2011",
author="Katsumata, Yuriko and Arai, Asuna and Tomimori, Masashi and Ishida, Kozo and Lee, Romeo B. and Tamashiro, Howard",
volume="11",
number="3",
pages="282-289",
abstract="Aim:  This cross-sectional study examined the relationships of fear of falling and falls self-efficacy with higher-level competence among community-dwelling senior citizens in Japan. Methods:  Of the 822 registered senior citizens, 731 (89%) community dwellers were requested to participate in the survey using a mailed self-accomplished questionnaire. Data from 648 respondents with duly accomplished questionnaires were analyzed using R(2) , the coefficient of determination, based on a multivariate regression analysis. Results:  Fear of falling, low falls self-efficacy and higher-level functional disability were observed among respondents. Of the hypothesized relationships examined by sex, fear of falling was significantly associated with disability among male respondents and low falls self-efficacy among both sexes. Several confounding variables were strongly associated with competence. Conclusion:  While the data underscore the strategic importance of promoting higher-level competence among the senior citizens, there is much to suggest that their competence is likely to be maintained if their fear of falling and falls self-efficacy were modified. Programs must also consider a wide array of intervening factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1444-1586",
doi="10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00679.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00679.x"
}