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SynthesisJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Falls Among Older Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Natasha Wehner-Hewson, Paul Watts, Richard Buscombe, Nicholas Bourne, David Hewson

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Synthesis in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natasha Wehner-HewsonSchool of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8370-3171
Paul WattsSchool of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1754-4031
Richard BuscombeSchool of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6320-0398
Nicholas BourneSchool of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK.
David HewsonInstitute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, University Square, Luton, LU1 3JU, Bedfordshire, UK. david.hewson@beds.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7656-4000
University of East London · GBUniversity of Bedfordshire · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine whether differences in reported fall rates exist between different ethnic groups. Searches were carried out on four databases: Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Web of Science. Only English language studies with community-dwelling participants aged 60 + years were included. Studies also needed to compare fall prevalence for at least two or more ethnic groups. Two reviewers independently screened all articles and evaluated study quality. Twenty-three articles were included for systematic review, and meta-analyses were carried out on the 16 retrospective studies that reported falls in the previous 12 months. The Asian group demonstrated significantly lower fall prevalence than all other ethnic groups at 13.89% (10.87, 16.91). The Hispanic group had a fall prevalence of 18.54% (12.95, 24.13), closely followed by the Black group at 18.60% (13.27, 23.93). The White group had the highest prevalence at 23.77% (18.66, 28.88). Some studies provided adjusted estimates of effect statistics for the odds/risk of falls, which showed that differences still existed between some ethnic groups even after adjusting for other risk factors. Overall, differences in fall prevalence do appear to exist between different ethnic groups, although the reasons for these differences currently remain undetermined and require further investigation. These findings highlight the need to provide more ethnically tailored responses to public health challenges, which could potentially increase the adherence to prevention interventions, and allow for a more targeted use of resources.

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Accidental FallsRacial GroupsAgedEthnicityHumansIndependent LivingRetrospective StudiesEthnicityFallsOlder adultsPrevalence

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PMID34786654
PMCPMC9633486
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