Falls in older adults with multiple myeloma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the prevalence of falls, factors associated with falls and the relationship between falls and survival in older adults with multiple myeloma.

Methods

In an analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS)-linked database, we examined 405 older adults with multiple myeloma (MM) and 513 matched non-cancer controls. The primary outcome was self-reported within the past 12 months. Age, race, gender, symptoms, and comorbidities were self-reported in the MHOS. Survival was calculated from SEER data.

Results

Of the patients with MM, 171 were within 1 year of diagnosis (cohort 1) and 234 were ≥1 year postdiagnosis (cohort 2). Patients in cohorts 1 and 2 were more likely to have fallen than controls (

SUBMITTER: Wildes TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814335 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature