Prevalence, Complications, and Risk Factors of Falls and Fear of Falling Among Older Adults; Based on Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA)

CONCLUSION: This study showed that about one-fifth of those over 50 in Iran have experienced at least one fall within a year. Self-expressed imbalance, FOF, and urinary incontinence were the most prominent risk factors. Due to resulting in hospitalization and fractures, falls also lead to fear of falling and the associated limitation of activities.PMID:38162387 | PMC:PMC10757572 | DOI:10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2084

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - January 1, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ahmad Delbari Amirali Azimi Morvarid Najafi Mohammad Saatchi Mohammad Bidkhori Mohammad Ebrahim Mousavi Fatemeh-Sadat Tabatabaei Elham Hooshmand Source Type: research