Fear Of Moving Outdoors May Shackle An Older Person Home

Fear may create walking difficulties in a short period of time. Fear of moving outdoors is very common among older people and increases the risk of developing self-reported difficulties in walking. The research carried out at the Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology at the University of Jyväskylä shows that fear of moving outdoors increases the risk developing difficulties in walking among physically fit older people living at home.

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Filed under: Seniors on April 19th, 2009