Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study

Falls have a considerable impact on the functional prognosis of older adults. The main focus of this multicenter, retrospective, observational study was to examine the prevalence of falls in Spanish people aged 65−80 years still living at home. The secondary aims included examining the overall socio...

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Autores: Blanco Blanco, Joan, Albornos Muñoz, Laura, Costa Menen, Maria Àngels, García-Martínez, Ester, Rubinat, Esther, Martínez Soldevila, Jordi, Moreno-Casbas, Maria Teresa, Bays Moneo, Ana Beatriz, Gea Sánchez, Montserrat
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22249
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/83666
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Palabra clave:Accidental falls
Older adults
Otago exercise program
Physical functional performance
Sex differences
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spelling Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational studyBlanco Blanco, JoanAlbornos Muñoz, LauraCosta Menen, Maria ÀngelsGarcía-Martínez, EsterRubinat, EstherMartínez Soldevila, JordiMoreno-Casbas, Maria TeresaBays Moneo, Ana BeatrizGea Sánchez, MontserratAccidental fallsOlder adultsOtago exercise programPhysical functional performanceSex differencesFalls have a considerable impact on the functional prognosis of older adults. The main focus of this multicenter, retrospective, observational study was to examine the prevalence of falls in Spanish people aged 65−80 years still living at home. The secondary aims included examining the overall sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with a history of falls and then stratifying these findings by sex. We also aimed to determine the differences between sexes with regard to the history and consequences of falls and to evaluate associations between fall history and functional performance tests. The 747 older adults had all participated in the otago exercise program, which is a progressive home program of strength, balance, and endurance exercises. They were recruited by nurses in 21 primary care centers in 10 Spanish provinces between September 2017 to December 2018. The participants' mean age was 72.2 (SD: 4.3) years, and 67% were women. We recorded sociodemographic and clinical variables, functional performance test results, and any falls and/or injuries in the last 12 months. We found that 32% had fallen, 36% of those had fallen more than once, and 48% had sustained injuries when they fell. The bivariate analysis showed that women had more than twice the odds of falling than men and that living alone and being obese or overweight increased the odds of a fall, although living alone was not associated with falls in the multivariable analysis. Our results could guide the development of risk-specific fall prevention programs to prevent disabilities in older people.We would like to thank Montse Martínez of the scientific and technical services UBIOSTAT at IRB-Lleida for their collaboration. This study has been funded by the National Healthcare Research Fund (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) through projects PI16/01520, PI16/00821, PI16/01316, PI16/01649, PI16/01042, PI16/01159, PI16/01312, PI16CIII/00031, by the Region of Murcia through project CARM, FFIS17/AP/02/04), by the Basque Country through project 2016111005, and cofunded by European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)/“A way to make Europe”).Wiley202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22249http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/83666http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/83666reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)EspañolReproducció del document publicat a : https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22249Research in Nursing and Health, 2022, vol. 45, p. 433–445cc-by-nc (c) Blanco et al., 2022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/836662026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
title Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
spellingShingle Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
Blanco Blanco, Joan
Accidental falls
Older adults
Otago exercise program
Physical functional performance
Sex differences
title_short Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
title_full Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
title_fullStr Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
title_sort Prevalence of falls in noninstitutionalized people aged 65−80 and associations with sex and functional tests: A multicenter observational study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blanco Blanco, Joan
Albornos Muñoz, Laura
Costa Menen, Maria Àngels
García-Martínez, Ester
Rubinat, Esther
Martínez Soldevila, Jordi
Moreno-Casbas, Maria Teresa
Bays Moneo, Ana Beatriz
Gea Sánchez, Montserrat
author Blanco Blanco, Joan
author_facet Blanco Blanco, Joan
Albornos Muñoz, Laura
Costa Menen, Maria Àngels
García-Martínez, Ester
Rubinat, Esther
Martínez Soldevila, Jordi
Moreno-Casbas, Maria Teresa
Bays Moneo, Ana Beatriz
Gea Sánchez, Montserrat
author_role author
author2 Albornos Muñoz, Laura
Costa Menen, Maria Àngels
García-Martínez, Ester
Rubinat, Esther
Martínez Soldevila, Jordi
Moreno-Casbas, Maria Teresa
Bays Moneo, Ana Beatriz
Gea Sánchez, Montserrat
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author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Accidental falls
Older adults
Otago exercise program
Physical functional performance
Sex differences
topic Accidental falls
Older adults
Otago exercise program
Physical functional performance
Sex differences
description Falls have a considerable impact on the functional prognosis of older adults. The main focus of this multicenter, retrospective, observational study was to examine the prevalence of falls in Spanish people aged 65−80 years still living at home. The secondary aims included examining the overall sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with a history of falls and then stratifying these findings by sex. We also aimed to determine the differences between sexes with regard to the history and consequences of falls and to evaluate associations between fall history and functional performance tests. The 747 older adults had all participated in the otago exercise program, which is a progressive home program of strength, balance, and endurance exercises. They were recruited by nurses in 21 primary care centers in 10 Spanish provinces between September 2017 to December 2018. The participants' mean age was 72.2 (SD: 4.3) years, and 67% were women. We recorded sociodemographic and clinical variables, functional performance test results, and any falls and/or injuries in the last 12 months. We found that 32% had fallen, 36% of those had fallen more than once, and 48% had sustained injuries when they fell. The bivariate analysis showed that women had more than twice the odds of falling than men and that living alone and being obese or overweight increased the odds of a fall, although living alone was not associated with falls in the multivariable analysis. Our results could guide the development of risk-specific fall prevention programs to prevent disabilities in older people.
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Research in Nursing and Health, 2022, vol. 45, p. 433–445
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