Prevalence of fear of falling (FOF) among geriatric inpatients > 70 years

Prevalence of fear of falling (FOF) among geriatric inpatients > 70 years - Sturzangst_2016

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010701

Enrollment

500

Registered

2016-12-22

Start date

2016-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Fear of falling change of fear of falling

Interventions

Group 1: Fear of falling is assessed based FES-I amnong geriatric in-patients > 70 years

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to 120 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: written informed consent age >= 70 years geriatric inpatient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: participation in other study age <70 years no written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of fear of falling among geriatric in-patients > 70 years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. change of FOF during geriatric treatment; 2. association between FOF and cause of falling, medication, comorbidities and elements of the comprehensive geriatric assessment.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGabriele Röhrig

Schwerpunkt Klinische AltersforschungKlinik II Innere MedizinUniklinik Köln

gabriele.roehrig@uk-koeln.de0221 478 86704

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026