Course of fear of falling after hip fracture: findings from a 12-month inception cohort.

Objectives: To examine the course of fear of falling (FoF) up to 1 year after hip fracture, including the effect of prefracture FoF on the course.

Design: Observational cohort study with assessment of FoF at 6, 12 and 52 weeks after hip fracture.

Setting: Haaglanden Medical Centre, the Netherlands.