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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-Related Fractures in Community-Living Older People with Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Tatsuya Hirase, Yoshiro Okubo, Kim Delbaere, Jasmine C Menant, Stephen R Lord, Daina L Sturnieks

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tatsuya HiraseDivision of Physical Therapy Science, Graduate Course of Health and Social Work, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kanagawa 238-8522, Japan.
Yoshiro OkuboFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1767-0230
Kim DelbaereFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5655-0234
Jasmine C MenantFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Stephen R LordFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Daina L SturnieksFalls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUKanagawa University of Human Services · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: This prospective study aimed to identify predictors of falls and fall-related fractures in community-dwelling older people with pain; (2) Methods: Participants comprised 389 community-dwelling older people aged 70+ years who had musculoskeletal pain in the neck, back, hip, leg/knee and/or feet. Demographic, anthropometric, balance, mobility, cognitive function, psychological status and physical activity level measures were obtained at baseline. Falls were monitored with monthly falls calendars for 12 months. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of falls and fall-related fractures during a 12-month follow-up; (3) Results: Of the 389 participants, 175 (45.0%) and 20 (5.1%) reported falls and fall-related fractures during the 12-month follow-up, respectively. Greater postural sway on foam, more depressive symptoms and lower physical activity levels at baseline were associated with falls during the 12-month follow-up. Slower walking speed at baseline was associated with fall-related fractures during the 12-month follow-up. These associations remained significant after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, comorbidities and medication use; (4) Conclusions: This study suggests poor balance, low mood and a less active lifestyle are predictors of falls, and slower walking speed predicts fall-related fractures among community-dwelling older people with pain.

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Fractures, BoneMusculoskeletal PainAgedHumansIndependent LivingPostural BalanceProspective StudiesRisk Factorsaccidental fallsagedbalancegaitmobilitypainphysical activity

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PMID37297643
PMCPMC10252250
OpenAlexW4379232020

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