%0 Generic %A Fortunato, Artur Rodrigues %A Hauser, Eduardo %A Capeletto, Eduardo %A Petreça, Daniel Rogério %A Faleiro, Deise Jaqueline Alves %A Mazo, Giovana Zarpellon %D 2019 %T FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW CONCERN ABOUT FALLING IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE OLDER PEOPLE %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/FACTORS_ASSOCIATED_WITH_LOW_CONCERN_ABOUT_FALLING_IN_PHYSICALLY_ACTIVE_OLDER_PEOPLE/7678010 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7678010.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/14271311 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/14271314 %K Elderly %K Motor activity %K Fear %K Accidental falls %X

ABSTRACT Introduction: Fear of falling is one of the main consequences of falls in the elderly; therefore, it is important to investigate the factors associated with the reduction of this fear. Objective: The objective of this study consisted of verifying the associated factors that best explain the low concern about falling in physically active older people. Methods: A total of 162 elderly people with a mean age of 69.95 (SD = 6.69) participated in the study. The diagnostic data sheet, the Falls Efficacy Scale-International, the Senior Fitness Test and anthropometric measurements were used to obtain data. Binary Logistic Regression was used in the data analysis to estimate the Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The p <0.05 Omnibus Test was used to assess the quality of the adjusted model, and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test was applied to verify the explanatory power of the model. Results: In the crude analysis, normal weight elderly subjects (OR = 2.86, 95% CI = 1.32-6.20) with good levels of lower limb strength (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.38-5.06), are more likely to have low fear of falling. In the adjusted analysis, the model was able to explain 75% of endpoint occurrence. Conclusion: It is concluded that among the variables analyzed, age, BMI and lower limb strength best explain the low concern about falling in the elderly. Level of Evidence III; Study of nonconsecutive patients; without consistently applied reference “gold” standard.

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