The association between anxiety and falls: a meta-analysis Hallford, David John, Nicholson, Geoff, Sanders, Kerrie and McCabe, Marita P 2017, The association between anxiety and falls: a meta-analysis, Journals of gerontology: series B, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 729-741, doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv160. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The association between anxiety and falls: a meta-analysis Author(s) Hallford, David John orcid.org/0000-0003-1093-8345 Nicholson, Geoff Sanders, Kerrie McCabe, Marita P Journal name Journals of gerontology: series B Volume number 72 Issue number 5 Start page 729 End page 741 Total pages 13 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Oxford, Eng. Publication date 2017-09 ISSN 1079-5014 1758-5368 Keyword(s) anxiety epidemiology falls and mobility problems falls risk meta-analysis review accidental falls aged aged, 80 and over anxiety disorders cross-sectional studies female male mobility limitation odds ratio risk factors statistics as topic science & technology social sciences life sciences & biomedicine geriatrics & gerontology gerontology psychology psychology, multidisciplinary meta analysis Summary Objectives: Falls occur frequently among older adults and can lead to a range of adverse and debilitating outcomes. Although symptoms of clinical anxiety have been implicated as risk factors for falls, there is no current consensus on the empirical association between anxiety and falls. The current study aimed to address this gap in the literature by conducting a quantitative, meta-analytic review of findings from previous studies. Method: A systematic literature search of bibliographic databases was conducted, yielding 18 studies that fit the criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Results: A random-effects model of all 18 studies showed a significant overall odds ratio of 1.53 (95% CI 1.28-1.83, p < .001), indicating that elevated levels of anxiety were associated with a 53% increased likelihood of falls. A high amount of variance among effect sizes was observed. Only age was identified as a moderator of this relationship in a subgroup of the samples. Conclusions: Clinical anxiety is associated with falls, however, further research is required to elucidate the factors that might moderate or mediate this relationship, the casual pathways through which they are related, and the associations between different types of anxiety and falls. Language eng DOI 10.1093/geronb/gbv160 Field of Research 1103 Clinical Sciences 1701 Psychology 1608 Sociology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, The Author Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30108988 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 05 Jun 2018, 09:47:18 EST Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 05:00:50 EST Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 06:04:30 EST Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 10:43:43 EST Wed, 06 Jun 2018, 10:44:31 EST Wed, 13 Nov 2019, 21:39:03 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2022, 00:37:00 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 28 times in TR Web of Science Cited 31 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 352 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 05 Jun 2018, 09:47:18 EST