Discrepancies between Perceived and Physiological Fall Risks and Repeated Falls among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Older.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the associations of discrepancies between perceived and physiological fall risks with repeated falls.

Methods

We analyzed the 2016 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey of 2,487 Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years with ≥ 1 fall. The outcome variable was repeated falls (≥ 2 falls), the key independent variable was a categorical variable of discrepancies between perceived (fear of falling) and physiological fall risks (physiological limitations), assessed using multivariate logistic regression.

Results

Among Medicare beneficiaries with ≥ 1 fall, 25.1% had low fear of falling but high physiological fall risk (Low Fear-High Physiological), 9.4% had high fear of falling but low physiological fall risk (High Fear-Low Physiological), 23.5% had

SUBMITTER: Ng BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563518 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature