Falls and fear of falling among Israeli community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional national survey

• Main Authors: Dvora Frankenthal (Author), Mor Saban (Author), Dolev Karolinsky (Author), Miri Lutski (Author), Shelley Sternberg (Author), Iris Rasooly (Author), Irit Laxer (Author), Inbar Zucker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Falls and fear of falling are a major problem for older people and a leading cause of functional decline and institutionalization. There is limited data on the prevalence of falls in a 12-month period among Israeli older adults. Our main objective was to evaluate the prevalence o...