The Relationship between Fear of Falling and Level of Education and Living Style in the Elderly

This study evaluated the relationship between fear of falling, and the level of education and the living style of Iranian elderly.
This was a descriptive-analytical study on 191 elderly living in the community and nursing homes. The participants were selected through simple non-probability sampling. The fear of falling, level of education, and living style were determined using a multiple choice questionnaire and the relationship between was studied. The Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis.
The results of Kruskal-Wallis test showed no significant difference between individuals with different life styles in terms of fear of falling (P = 0.25).The Spearman correlation coefficient also showed no significant relationship between fear of falling and educational level (P = 0.32, r = 0.07).
This study results showed that there is no relationship between fear of falling, and education level and living style in Iranian elderly.