The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38701 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation.
Author: Visschedijk, Johannes Hermanus Maria (Jan)
Title: Fear of falling in older patients after hip fracture
Issue Date: 2016-03-31
Fear of falling in older patients after hip fracture
Jan Visschedijk
The study was supported by Zorggroep Solis Deventer.
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center.
Financial support for the printing of this thesis has been provided by Zorggroep Laurens, Rotterdam and Zorggroep Solis, Deventer.
ISBN/EAN: 978-94-6233-242-3
© Jan Visschedijk, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2016.
Lay out and printing: Gildeprint - Enschede
Cover: Designed by Gildeprint - Enschede. Based on painting “Fracture” by Bo Kok.
Fear of falling in older patients after hip fracture
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 31 maart 2016 klokke 15.00 uur
door
Johannes Hermanus Maria (Jan) Visschedijk
geboren te Enschede in 1960
Prof.dr. G.I.J.M. Kempen (Universiteit Maastricht) Prof.dr. J.M.G.A. Schols (Universiteit Maastricht) Prof.dr. Th.P.M. Vliet Vlieland
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 General Introduction 9
Chapter 2 Fear of falling in patients after hip fracture: a systematic review of 21 measurement instruments, prevalence, interventions, and related
factors.
Chapter 3 Reliability and validity of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International after 43 hip fracture in patients aged ≥65 years.
Chapter 4 Fear of falling in patients with hip fractures: prevalence and related 63 psychological factors.
Chapter 5 Fear of falling after hip fracture in vulnerable older persons in a skilled 71 nursing facility.
Chapter 6 Longitudinal follow-up study on fear of falling during and after 87 rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities.
Chapter 7 Discussion 103
Appendices
Appendix 1: FES-International – English version 123 Appendix 2: FES-International – Nederlandse versie 124
Appendix 3: Short FES-International 125
Summary 127
Samenvatting 131
List of publications 135
Dankwoord 139
Curriculum Vitae 143
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