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Fear of Falling and Eye–Segmental Coordination in Portuguese Elderly Participants Enrolled in a Community Physical Exercise Programme

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datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas
dc.contributor.authorInácio Coelho, Luís Pedro
dc.contributor.authorDias, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorCanhoto, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorCruz, João
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Raul
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-13T10:05:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-13T10:05:56Z
dc.date.issued2026-07-10en_US
dc.date.updated2026-07-11T09:30:04Z
dc.description.abstractThe performance of 94 elderly subjects (73 women) (71.72 ± 5.64) in an eye–hand and eye–foot coordination test (TST) was correlated with fear of falling, based on the results obtained on the International Fall Efficacy Scale (FES-I), translated into Portuguese. The results revealed that, for the whole sample, there was a weak inverse association between the two (ρ = −0.54, p < 0.05). However, when analyzing the results by gender, this inverse association only remained significant for females (ρ = −0.305, p < 0.01), with no statistical significance for males. Thus, higher levels of fear of falling in the elderly female population were associated with lower levels of eye–segmental coordination. Additionally, men achieved significantly better results in TST than women (9.38 ± 4.70 vs. 4.67 ± 3.13, p < 0.001). Regarding fear of falling, women had significantly higher scores (23.51 ± 7.17 vs. 21.38 ± 7.59, p < 0.05). At the same time, elderly men had higher values of eye–segmental coordination, which may have reduced their fear of falling. Results highlight the importance of the maintenance of a healthy and active lifestyle through the lifespan and place TST as a potential proxy for detecting fear of falling in elderly populations, especially in women. Future studies would benefit from employing balanced, representative samples to validate and extend these results, particularly regarding possible sex-related patterns, as the study relied on a convenience sample that was markedly unbalanced in terms of sex.eng
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dc.identifier.citationCoelho, L., Dias, D., Canhoto, R., Cruz, J., Monteiro, D., Jacinto, M., Antunes, R., Rodrigues, F., Amaro, N., & Matos, R. (2026). Fear of Falling and Eye–Segmental Coordination in Portuguese Elderly Participants Enrolled in a Community Physical Exercise Programme. Journal of Ageing and Longevity, 6(3), 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/jal6030055
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jal6030055en_US
dc.identifier.issn2673-9259en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-5068672
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16580
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationResearch Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/6/3/55
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectelderlyen_US
dc.subjectmotor coordinationen_US
dc.subjectfear of fallingen_US
dc.titleFear of Falling and Eye–Segmental Coordination in Portuguese Elderly Participants Enrolled in a Community Physical Exercise Programmeeng
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
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oaire.awardNumberUID/DTP/04045/2019
oaire.awardTitleResearch Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development
oaire.awardURIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14238
oaire.citation.issue3en_US
oaire.citation.startPage55
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Ageing and Longevityen_US
oaire.citation.volume6en_US
oaire.fundingStreamFinanciamento do Plano Estratégico de Unidades de I&D - 2019
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