Doctor in the House: Fear of Falling

Dr. George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Assoc Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, Consultant Geriatrician, Universiti Malaya

05-Jan-18 16:00

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. In a recently published study, Malaysian and Singapore researchers found that older persons with osteoarthritis were more likely to fall if they had a fear of falling (FoF) and psychological symptoms. One of the co-authors of the study, consultant geriatrician Assoc Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, joins Dr George Lee to discuss the findings.

Produced by: Meera Sivasothy

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Tags: geriatric, elderly, fear of falling, falls, psychological, osteoarthritis, aged, The Bigger Picture, Health and Living

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