Risk of Falling and Associated Factors in Older Adults with a Previous History of Falls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15498240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Begoña Pellicer-García (Servicio Aragonés de Salud), Isabel Antón‐Solanas (0000-0002-8206-4803, Universidad San Jorge, corresponding author), Enrique Ramón Arbués (0000-0002-7911-9949, Universidad San Jorge), Loreto García-Moyano (0000-0002-2795-8759, Servicio Aragonés de Salud), Vicente Gea-Caballero (0000-0001-8607-3195, Universitat de València), Raul Juarez-Vela (0000-0003-3597-2048, Universidad de La Rioja) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 4085-4085 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17114085 |
| PMID | 32521701 |
| OpenAlex | W3034134054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
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
Anxiety · Balance (ability · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Fall prevention · Falling (accident · Falls in older adults · Fear of falling · Geriatric Depression Scale · Geriatrics · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Physical therapy · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Tinetti test · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Medicine · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |