Visual impairment and falls among older adults and elderly: evidence from longitudinal study of ageing in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study determines the prevalence and correlates of falls, multiple falls, and injuries, focusing on visual impairment among the older adult and elderly population in India. Additionally, owing to the higher prevalence of falls and visual impairment among women, a sex-stratified analysis has also been done in the present study.

Methods

The study utilized the data from the first wave of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI wave-1), conducted during 2017-2018. Bivariate with chi-square and multivariate analyses were performed to fulfill the objective.

Results

Around 34% of population had low vision (male:30% and female: 38%), while blindness prevalence was 1.63% (males: 1.88% and females: 1.41%). The fall was higher among females and increas

SUBMITTER: Singh RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9746100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature