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Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Fear of Falling and Functional Ability in the Elderly
Fuzhong Li, PhD
Oregon Research Institute, fuzhongl{at}ori.org
Edward Mcauley, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
K. John Fisher, PhD
Oregon Research Institute
Peter Harmer, PhD
Willamette University
Nigel Chaumeton, PhD
Oregon Research Institute
Nicole L. Wilson, MS
Oregon Research Institute
Objectives: This study examined falls self-efficacy and fear of falling to determine whether self-efficacy acts as a mediator between fear of falling and functional ability. Methods: Using the Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly as a fear-of-falling measure and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale for falls self-efficacy, structural relationships among fear of falling, self-efficacy, functional balance, and physical functioning outcomes were tested with older adults (N = 256, M age = 77.5). Results: Lower levels of fear of falling were significantly related to higher levels of falls self-efficacy, which was in turn associated with better functional outcomes. Moreover, falls self-efficacy mediated the effects of fear of falling on functional outcomes. Discussion: Results substantiate the hypothesized mediational role of falls self-efficacy in fear of falling and underscore the need to consider ways of enhancing falls self-efficacy in interventions aimed at reducing falls and fear of falling.
Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 14, No. 4,
452-466 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/089826402237178
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