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Fear of imbalance and falling

Fear of imbalance and falling
Fear of imbalance and falling
This review examines the relationship between dysequilibrium, falling and anxiety, and their combined impact on the lives of elderly people. More than one in four people aged over 69 fall each year, and a higher proportion of those over 74. Although only one in ten incurs serious injury as a direct result of the fall, fear of falling can often lead not only to psychological distress but also to restriction of activity and an unnecessary and undesirable loss of independence. Naturally, symptoms of imbalance constitute a key risk factor for falling.
0959-2598
23-29
Yardley, Lucy
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Yardley, Lucy
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Yardley, Lucy (1998) Fear of imbalance and falling. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 8 (1), 23-29. (doi:10.1017/S0959259898008041).

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Abstract

This review examines the relationship between dysequilibrium, falling and anxiety, and their combined impact on the lives of elderly people. More than one in four people aged over 69 fall each year, and a higher proportion of those over 74. Although only one in ten incurs serious injury as a direct result of the fall, fear of falling can often lead not only to psychological distress but also to restriction of activity and an unnecessary and undesirable loss of independence. Naturally, symptoms of imbalance constitute a key risk factor for falling.

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Published date: 1 February 1998

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Local EPrints ID: 509467
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/509467
DOI: doi:10.1017/S0959259898008041
ISSN: 0959-2598
PURE UUID: 0fdd2360-cd6d-4169-b762-95136a16ecf2
ORCID for Lucy Yardley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X

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Last modified: 25 Feb 2026 02:36

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Author: Lucy Yardley ORCID iD

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