The purposes of this study were to examine prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FOF) and factors associates with fear of falling and activity restriction in healthy Thai older adults living in a suburban area. Community-dwelling older adults (N = 147, age 70.93 ± 7.48 years, 72.80% women) participated in the study. FOF was measured using the Short-Falls Efficacy Scale-International (Short-FESI) Thai version, and FOF Rating Scale (1–10). Logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with FOF and activity restriction. Approximately 38.00% of participants reported that they had fallen in the previous year (mean = 1.60; SD = 1.50; range =1–10). Almost one third of participants reported FOF (72.90%) with a low mean FOF rating of 4.41 ± 2.76 out of 10. Activity restriction due to FOF was reported by most participants (69.20%). In the logistic regression analyses gender, age, history of falls in the past year, perceived health status, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) were associated with FOF [χ2 (5, 231) = 15.33, p <.01), but only history of falls made a statistically significant contribution to the model (p <.01). Age, gender, FESI, number of falls in the previous year, and SPPB predicted activity restriction due to fear of falling [χ2 (5, 135) = 27.33, p <.001), but FESI had statistically significant to the model (p<.001).
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