Relationship Between Depression and Falls Among Nursing Home Residents: Integrative Review.
Autor: | Matos Queirós A; Departement of Health and Social Welfare, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., von Gunten A; Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland., Rosselet Amoussou J; Medical Library-Cery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Prilly, Switzerland., Lima AM; Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal., Martins MM; Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal., Verloo H; School of Nursing Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Sion, Switzerland. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Interactive journal of medical research [Interact J Med Res] 2024 Nov 28; Vol. 13, pp. e57050. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 28. |
DOI: | 10.2196/57050 |
Abstrakt: | Background: Depression is a highly prevalent psychopathological condition among older adults, particularly those institutionalized in nursing homes (NHs). Unfortunately, it is poorly identified and diagnosed. NH residents are twice as likely to fall as community-dwelling older adults. There is a need for more knowledge about the mechanisms and relationships between depression and falls. Objective: This study aims to identify, analyze, and synthesize research on the relationships between depression and falls among NH residents. Methods: A literature search was conducted in October 2023 in the following bibliographic databases: MEDLINE ALL Ovid, Embase, CINAHL with Full Text EBSCO, APA PsycInfo Ovid, Web of Science Core Collection, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Wiley, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. Clinical trials were searched for in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Wiley, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. Additional searches were performed using Google Scholar, the DART-Europe E-theses Portal, and backward citation tracking. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies were used to evaluate study quality. Results: The review included 7 quantitative studies published in 7 different countries from 3 continents; of these, 6 (86%) were cross-sectional studies, and 1 (14%) was a prospective cohort study. Results suggested high frequencies of depressive symptoms and falls among older adults living in NHs, and depressive symptoms were considered a risk factor for falls. The 15-item and 10-item versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale were the most commonly used measurement tools, followed by the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and the Resident Assessment Instrument-Minimum Data Set 2.0. The prevalence of depression was heterogeneous, varying from 21.5% to 47.7% of NH residents. The studies used heterogeneous descriptions of a fall, and some considered the risk of falls, recurrent fallers, and near falls in their data. The prevalence of fallers was disparate, varying from 17.2% to 63.1%. Of the 7 retained studies, 6 (86%) reported a relationship between depression and falls or the risk of falls. Among the 19 other risk factors identified in the review as being associated with falls among NH residents were a history of falls in the last 180 days, >1 fall in the past 12 months, and respiratory illnesses. Conclusions: There is a paucity of research examining falls among older adults with depressive symptoms in NHs. These findings should alert nurses to the need to consider depression as a risk factor in their work to prevent falls. More research is needed to gain a comprehensive understanding of fall risk among NH residents with depressive symptoms. International Registered Report Identifier (irrid): RR2-10.2196/46995. (©Alcina Matos Queirós, Armin von Gunten, Joëlle Rosselet Amoussou, Andreia Maria Lima, Maria Manuela Martins, Henk Verloo. Originally published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research (https://www.i-jmr.org/), 28.11.2024.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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