ArticleJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2018
What Factors Predict Falls in Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Pilot Study.
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- Investigation of the Number of Falls and Fall Risk Factors in Geriatric Individuals Living in a Nursing Home.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2026Article
- The Impact of Living Arrangements on the Prevalence of Falls after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Comparison between Institutionalized and General Geriatric Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Falls and Preventive Practices among Institutionalized Older People.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
- Gait Ability and Muscle Strength in Institutionalized Older Persons with and without Cognitive Decline and Association with Falls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Adverse Events and Their Contributors Among Older Adults During Skilled Nursing Stays for Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Patient related outcome measures · 2021Article
- Application of Machine Learning Methods in Nursing Home Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Practices and behaviors of professionals after falls in institutionalized elderly with and without cognitive decline.Dementia & neuropsychologiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn community-dwelling older adults, slow gait speed is linked to falls; however, little is known about the use of gait speed to predict falls in nursing home residents. The prevalence of risk factors for falls in nursing home residents is multifactorial.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between falls and multiple factors such as age, sex, gait speed, mobility device, fear of falling, cognitive function, medication, and environmental causes in a nursing home setting. MATERIAL AND
methodsParticipants were recruited from a nursing home. Independent variables such as age, sex, gait speed for 40 feet, use of a mobility device, fear of falls, cognitive function, medication, and environmental causes of falls were measured and recorded. The dependent variable was falls. Participants were followed-up for a period of six months for falls. Falls were documented from the computerized medical records at the facility.
resultsFive of the 16 participants had falls in the follow-up period. Exact logistic regression, bivariate analysis, showed no significant relationship between falls and the independent variables of age, sex, gait speed, mobility device, fear of falls, cognitive function, and medication. More than 30% of recorded falls had an environmental cause, which was significant at
conclusionEnvironmental causes had a significant relationship with falls in nursing home participants. Environment hazard monitoring is therefore important to ensure the safety of nursing home residents.
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