Two-Year Trajectory of Fall Risk in People With Parkinson Disease: A Latent Class Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine fall risk trajectories occurring naturally in a sample of individuals with early to middle stage Parkinson disease (PD).

Design

Latent class analysis, specifically growth mixture modeling (GMM), of longitudinal fall risk trajectories.

Setting

Assessments were conducted at 1 of 4 universities.

Participants

Community-dwelling participants with PD of a longitudinal cohort study who attended at least 2 of 5 assessments over a 2-year follow-up period (N=230).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Fall risk trajectory (low, medium, or high risk) and stability of fall risk trajectory (stable or fluctuating). Fall risk was determined at 6 monthly intervals using a simple clinical tool based on fall history, freezing of g

SUBMITTER: Paul SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4769916 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature