Housing Environmental Factors Driving Falls Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A National Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Housing is one of the main places where falls occur; however, few studies have examined housing environmental factors driving fall risk. This study aimed to explore the associations between housing environmental factors and falls in China.

Research design and methods

The study included data of middle-aged and older adults aged ≥45 years from 4 waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We assessed 7 housing environmental factors: building materials, toilet types, household tidiness, household cooking fuels, and access to electricity, running water, and bathing facilities. Based on these, we divided housing environments into 3 types: good (0-2 poor factors), moderate (3-5 poor factors), and poor (6-7 poor factors). Falls incidence (

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724174 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature