Pride comes before denial of a fall?

Previous work has shown that older adults do not respond positively to the word "falls," 2 think that interventions to prevent falls are better for others than for themselves, 3 and rarely start conversations with health professionals about falls. 4 The self esteem of older adults and their sense of identity as independent people may be bound up with other people not thinking of them as "fallers" who are in need of help and care. [...]people with high levels of self reported pride may be under-represented in datasets of self reported falls and may be less likely to access assistance to deal with this problem.