Relationships between the Perception of Footwear Comfort and the Fear of Falls in People at the Early Period of Old Age.
Ewa Puszczalowska-LizisWioletta Bronislawa MikuľákováSabina LizisKarolina KoziolJaroslaw OmorczykPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
People who have fallen show a higher level of fear of falling. The assessment of footwear comfort in terms of mediolateral control was lower in the younger-old who had experienced a fall in the last year. In women, a worse assessment of arch height and material properties of the footwear is accompanied by greater fear of falling.