Association between toileting and falls in older adults admitted to the emergency department and hospitalised: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the potential risk factors associated with toileting-related falls in community-dwelling older adults who presented to the emergency department and were subsequently hospitalised.

Design

This was a cross-sectional study.

Setting and participants

This study was conducted in two teaching hospitals in Shanghai, China between October 2019 and December 2021 among community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years.

Methods

In-person interviews, physical assessment and medical record review were performed to collect data on the characteristics and risk factors of falls. Associations of toileting-related falls with demographic characteristics and geriatric syndromes were examined using logistic regression models.

Main outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Zou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10254614 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature