Falls self-efficacy and falls incidence in community-dwelling older people: the mediating role of coping.

Christine C LoftFergal W JonesIan I Kneebone

Published in: International psychogeriatrics (2017)

Self-controlling coping may mediate the association between falls self-efficacy and falling. If longitudinal studies confirm this finding then coping could be targeted in interventions to reduce falls.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
social support
depressive symptoms
risk factors
cancer therapy
case control