Association Between Pain and Fall Worry Among Community-Dwelling Older People With Cognitive Impairment in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Previous studies have found that pain is associated with fall worry among community-dwelling older people. However, both pain and fall worry are poorly understood and underaddressed among community-dwelling older people with cognitive impairment (CI). It is essential to examine the association between pain and fall worry, and how sociodemographic and health characteristics may shape fall worry among this subgroup.

Research design and methods

We used data from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (analytic sample: n = 1150 community-dwelling older people with CI; were self-interviewed; mean age: 81; age range: 65-107). The number of pain sites in the prior month was assessed by presenting a card listing common pain sites (eg, back,

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714914 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature