Niino Naoakira, Nishita Yukiko
Graduate school of Obirin University, Department of Gerontology.
Clin Calcium. 2008 Jun;18(6):790-4.
Fear of falling and the post-fall syndrome (fear-related activity restriction) are serious psychological symptoms associated with falls. This paper reported the definition and prevalence of fear of falling. Prevalence has yielded highly varying estimates due to the various definitions and instruments used to measure fear. Correlates of fear of falling by a longitudinal study were also described. As most of the research on fear of falling has been cross-sectional, more longitudinal studies are needed. As to the post-fall syndrome, definition and prevalence among community-dwelling elderly was discussed. It is difficult to measure general prevalence due to the lack of solid criteria of this syndrome.
害怕跌倒和跌倒后综合征（与恐惧相关的活动受限）是与跌倒相关的严重心理症状。本文报告了害怕跌倒的定义和患病率。由于用于测量恐惧的定义和工具各不相同，患病率的估计值差异很大。还通过一项纵向研究描述了害怕跌倒的相关因素。由于大多数关于害怕跌倒的研究都是横断面研究，因此需要更多的纵向研究。至于跌倒后综合征，讨论了社区老年人中的定义和患病率。由于缺乏该综合征的确切标准，很难测量其总体患病率。
