Observational studyMedicine2019
Epidemiological characteristics and factors influencing falls among elderly adults in long-term care facilities in Xiamen, China.
Observational study in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influencing factors of falls among older adults in Chinese retirement institutions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Risk factors for falls among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Fall risk, fall awareness, and social support among 825 community-dwelling older adults with functional limitations: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Falls Among Residents Living in Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Article
- Article
- Impact of Manual Therapy on Plantar Pressures in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Single-Arm, Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Prevalence of Falls Among Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities in the City of Cape Town.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Risk and Preventive Measures Among Older Adults in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia: An Exploratory Study on Falls.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Construction and validation of a prediction model for fall risk in hospitalized older adults with osteoporosis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Age-Related Decline in Cervical Proprioception and Its Correlation with Functional Mobility and Limits of Stability Assessed Using Computerized Posturography: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Older (65+ Years) and Younger Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Incidence of Falls and Related Factors among Chinese Elderly Community Residents in Six Provinces.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Falls among Nursing Home Residents: A Case-Control Study.Portuguese journal of public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Balance Shoes on Balance and Postural Stability in the Elderly: A Crossover, Controlled, Randomized Single-Blind Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional study of the educational background and trauma knowledge of trainees in the "China trauma care training" program.Military Medical Research · 2020Article
- Interaction between cognitive status, fear of falling, and balance in elderly persons.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Article
- Using the Delphi Method to Identify Risk Factors Contributing to Adverse Events in Residential Aged Care Facilities.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Effects of creative expression therapy on Chinese elderly patients with dementia: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Article
- Epidemiological characteristics of fall injuries and their related outcome in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A descriptive study from a Level-I trauma center.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Falling in the elderly is an important social issue, especially for those who are in long-term care (LTC) facilities, in addition to being a significant economic burden. This study aims to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and identify the factors influencing falls in LTC residents.We enrolled 260 participants aged 60+ years by multistage sampling across 13 LTC facilities in Xiamen, China, in 2016. Epidemiological characteristics and falls were observed and recorded during a 12-month period using a revised FROP-Com Scale. Multiple logistic regression modeling was performed to determine the factors influencing falls.A total of 218 (83.8%) valid questionnaires were returned. 152 falls (range 1-7, mean 0.7 ± 1.3 falls/person/y) occurred in the previous year, with 69 residents (31.7%) experiencing 1 or more falls. Most participants who fell were female (71%), living in cities (85.5%), had a higher BMI (22.1 ± 4.2), and had a chronic disease (99.9%). Of all falls, 39.1% occurred in the bedroom and 26.1% in the bathroom, 58% during daytime hours between 6:00 AM and noon. Thirty-six percent of falls resulted in an injury (e.g., bruises and fractures). The principal reason for falling was due to slipping (23.2%). There were 2 interactions on fall rate between ADL and feet and footwear (OR = 3.120, P<.001; OR = 3.010, P = .007 in Models 1 and 3), and between ADL and cognitive status (OR = 4.401, P<.001; OR = 4.101, P = .005 in Models 2 and 3). Multiple regression analysis indicated that ADL, balance and gait, medical conditions, cognitive status, living environment, feet and footwear and sensory loss were factors influencing falls among elderly adults in LTC facilities.Falls occur frequently and mostly unwitnessed among elderly adults in LTC facilities, highlighting the need for more effective and individualized fall prevention. Fall efficacy enhancing programs for nursing home residents should take degree of self-care, chronic diseases, sensory loss, foot injuries, cognitive impairment, living environment, and gender into account.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.