Chronic pain and circumstances of falls in community-living older adults: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain is a risk factor contributing to mobility impairment and falls in older adults. Little is known about the patterns of circumstances of falls among older adults with chronicpain. To examine the relationship between chronic pain and circumstances of falls including location, activities at the time of falls and self-reported causes of falls in older adults. Prospective cohort study. Communities in/around Boston, Massachusetts. The MOBILIZE Boston Study enrolled 765 adults aged ≥70 years. Pain severity, fall occurrence and fall circumstances were recorded using monthly calendar postcards and fall follow-up interviews during a 4-year follow-up period. Generalised estimating equation models were performed to examine the relation between monthly pain ratings and circumstances of the

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature