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Design and validation of a new instrument to assess fear of falling in Parkinson's disease

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Fear of falling may be significantly associated with falls in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may have a negative impact on quality of life. Nevertheless, there are no valid and reliable… Click to show full abstract

Fear of falling may be significantly associated with falls in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may have a negative impact on quality of life. Nevertheless, there are no valid and reliable tools to examine this condition in PD. The objective of this study was to design and determine the psychometric attributes of an instrument to assess fear of falling in PD.

Keywords: fear; assess fear; parkinson disease; instrument assess; fear falling

Journal Title: Movement Disorders
Year Published: 2019

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