Risk of falling and associated factors in older adults with a previous history of falls
| Autor: | Loreto García-Moyano, Isabel Antón-Solanas, Enrique Ramón-Arbués, Vicente Gea-Caballero, Begoña Pellicer-García, Raúl Juárez-Vela |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology Paso Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Envejecimiento lcsh:Medicine gait 03 medical and health sciences Caídas accidentales 0302 clinical medicine Humans risk factors Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Geriatric Assessment postural balance Depression (differential diagnoses) education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry Brief Report Tinetti test lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Fear Gait aged Cross-Sectional Studies Falling (accident) Ambulatory Equilibrio postural Female Geriatric Depression Scale accidental falls medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Factores de riesgo Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health r-IIS La Fe. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe instname RIUR. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Rioja International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4085, p 4085 (2020) R-USJ: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad San Jorge Universidad San Jorge (USJ) |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | Falls in the elderly are one of the main geriatric syndromes and a clear indicator of fragility in the older adult population. This has serious consequences, leading to an increase in disability, institutionalization and death. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the prevalence of risk of falling and associated factors in a population of 213 non-institutionalised, able older adults with a history of falling in the previous year. We used the following assessment tools: Questionnaire of the WHO for the study of falls in the elderly, Geriatric Depression Scale and Tinetti’s Gait and Balance Assessment Tool. Age, using ambulatory assistive devices, polymedication, hospital admission following a fall and depression were significantly associated with risk of falling. In order to prevent fall reoccurrence, community-based fall prevention programs should be implemented. |
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