Influencing Factors of Fear of Falling Among Glaucoma Patients in West China: a Cross-sectional Study

Overview

Journal Int J Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2023 Apr 20

PMID 37077482

Authors

Jie Ren

Xin Zhang

Hong Lin

Ji-Hong Zeng

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Abstract

Aim: To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of fear of falling in glaucoma patients in western China.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, glaucoma patients treated in the Ophthalmology Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University were conducted to investigate the demographic data, visual acuity, visual field, activities of daily living, risk of falling, fear of falling and psychological states. Generalized linear model was used for multivariate analysis with fear of falling as dependent variable and other factors as independent variables.

Results: The mean score of the Chinese version modified Fall Efficacy Scale (MFES) was 7.52±2.09 points. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis showed that the history of falls within one year, visual acuity, visual field, risk of falling, activities of daily living and psychological states had statistically difference on fear of falling (<0.05).

Conclusion: Glaucoma patients in west China have relatively high risk of fear of falling. History of falling within 1y, severe visual function impairment, high risk of falling, incapable of independence of daily living, and abnormal psychological state are risk factors of fear of falling among glaucoma patients.

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