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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2022

Balance and prospective falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Sabine Wiegmann, Gabriele Armbrecht, Diana Borucki, Bjoern Buehring, Frank Buttgereit, Christian Detzer, Désirée Schaumburg, Kim Nikola Zeiner, Roswitha Dietzel

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Sabine WiegmannDepartment of Radiology, Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany. sabine.wiegmann@charite.de.
Gabriele ArmbrechtDepartment of Radiology, Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany.
Diana BoruckiDeutsche Rheuma-Liga Bundesverband e.V., Welschnonnenstraße 7, 53111, Bonn, Germany.
Bjoern BuehringBergisches Rheuma-Zentrum, Krankenhaus St. Josef, Bergstr. 6-12, 42105, Wuppertal, Germany.
Frank ButtgereitDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Christian DetzerDeutsche Rheuma-Liga Bundesverband e.V., Welschnonnenstraße 7, 53111, Bonn, Germany.
Désirée SchaumburgDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Kim Nikola ZeinerDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Roswitha DietzelDepartment of Radiology, Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin, Germany.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEDeutsche Rheuma-Liga · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DECharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DESt. Josef Krankenhaus · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostural control is associated with fall risk. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk to fall than healthy subjects. The objective of this study was to identify associations between variables of postural control with prospective falls in patients with RA.

methodsFor the baseline, the balance performance of 289 men and women with RA, ages 24-85 years, was evaluated by SPPB, FICSIT-4 and Romberg tests. Postural sway for Romberg, semitandem, tandem and one-leg stands were measured with the Leonardo Mechanograph®. Self-reported disability was assessed using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and the Activity-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC-scale). Falls were reported in quarterly reports over a year. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to explore any associations with falling. Receiver-operating characteristics were determined, and the area under the curve is reported.

resultsA total of 238 subjects completed the 1-year follow-up, 48 (20.2%) experienced at least one fall during the observational period. Age (OR = 1.04, CI 1.01-1.07), HAQ (OR = 1.62, 1.1-2.38), FICSIT-4 scoring 0-4 (OR = 2.38, 1.13-5.0), and one-leg standing (OR = 2.14, 1.06-4.31) showed significant associations with falls. With regard to the SPPB and ABC-scale, no statistically significant associations with falls were found. The quartiles containing the worst results of medio-lateral sway of Romberg (OR = 2.63, CI 1.03-6.69), total sway of semitandem (OR = 3.07, CI 1.10-8.57) and tandem (OR = 2.86, CI 1.06-7.69), and area of sway of semitandem (OR = 2.80, CI 1.11-7.08) stands were associated with falls.

conclusionsThe assessment of a one-leg stand seems to be a good screening tool to discriminate between high and low risk of falls in RA patients in clinical practice. A low FICSIT-4 score and several sway parameters are important predictors of falls.

trial registrationThe study has been registered at the German Clinical Trials Register and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) since 16 March 2017 ( DRKS00011873 ).

Indexed as

Accidental FallsArthritis, RheumatoidAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostural BalanceProspective StudiesYoung AdultBalanceFallOne-leg standPostural controlPostural swayRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID35672724
PMCPMC9175329
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