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ArticleDepression and anxiety2026

Fear of Falling, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Bangladesh: Prevalence, Correlates, and Mediation Pathways.

Bijuriya Islam, Sagotom Subrota Barai, Most Mrittika Khatun, Abir Hossain, Mortuja Mahamud Tohan, Satyajit Kundu, Tuhin Roy, Md Ashfikur Rahman

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8 authors.

Bijuriya IslamDevelopment Studies, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, ku.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2270-7945
Sagotom Subrota BaraiDevelopment Studies, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, ku.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7465-4969
Most Mrittika KhatunDevelopment Studies, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, ku.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9662-2967
Abir HossainDepartment of Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, du.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5978-6237
Mortuja Mahamud TohanSchool of General Education, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, bracu.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1202-8732
Satyajit KunduPublic Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia, griffith.edu.au.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-1479
Tuhin RoySociology Discipline, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, ku.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-5455
Md Ashfikur RahmanDevelopment Studies, Social Science School, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh, ku.ac.bd.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5517-8557

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fear of falling (FoF) is a common psychological burden among older adults, while FoF is closely linked to heightened anxiety and depressive symptoms, yet evidence from Bangladesh and South Asia remains inadequate. This study examined the mediated relationship between FoF, anxiety, and depressive symptoms among older adults in Bangladesh. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with 251 participants using face-to-face structured interviews. Validated tools included the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I-16), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Statistical analyses comprise descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) with effect size estimation, linear regression, and mediation analyses using bias-corrected bootstrapping. The mean age of the older adults was 70.19 years, ranging from 60 to 85. A substantial proportion of participants (72.3%) reported having high concern about falling. Anxiety symptoms were more evenly distributed (33.9% minimal/mild, 26.3% moderate, and 39.8% high), while depressive symptoms were largely mild (57.8%), with fewer moderate (26.3%) and severe (15.9%) cases. Mediation analysis showed a significant total effect of FoF on depressive symptoms (

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Accidental FallsAnxietyDepressionFearAgedAged, 80 and overBangladeshCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeneralized Anxiety DisorderHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceanxietyBangladeshdepressionfear of fallingmental wellnessolder adults

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PMID42518334
PMCPMC13383248

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