Association between multimorbidity and falls and fear of falling among older adults in eastern China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growing evidence has reported an association between multimorbidity and falls and fear of falling (FOF) in older adults, however, the results regarding this association from China are limited. Our study aimed to investigate the association between multimorbidity and falls and FOF in older adults in eastern China.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China, which recruited a provincial representative sample of adults aged ≥ 60 years. A structured questionnaire including demographic characteristics, chronic diseases, history of falls in the past 12 months, and FOF, was administered by all participants. The exposure variable was multimorbidity, which was defined as the presence of two or more chronic diseases and medical conditio

SUBMITTER: You L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234124 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature