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The Usefulness of Falls Efficacy Scale-International in Predicting Falls in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Key takeaways

Chronic kidney disease patients who feared falling more often actually fell — the test used measured this fear and predicted real falls. This study shows a link between worry about falling and actual falls, but does not prove one causes the other.

Who did this work

Patryk Jerzak (Wroclaw Medical University) · Mariusz Kusztal (Wroclaw Medical University) · Krzysztof Benc (Wroclaw Medical University) · Wioletta Dziubek (Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences) · Łukasz Rogowski (Witelon State University of Applied Sciences in Legnica) · Bożena Ostrowska (Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences) · Maja Pieczaba (Wroclaw Medical University) · Maciej Gołębiowski (Wroclaw Medical University) · Wiktoria Kłosowska (Wroclaw Medical University) · Anna Wiśniewska (Wroclaw Medical University) · Mirosław Banasik (Wroclaw Medical University) · Tomasz Gołębiowski (Wroclaw Medical University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-20
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15166455