History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls: Outcome of a fall rate model applied to the Swiss CHEF Trial cohort.

ABSTRACT: Background: A third of adults aged 65 years and older fall every year, and falls are a common cause of unintentional injuries. Accurate identification of people at risk of falling is an important step in the implementation of preventive strategies. Objective: Our aim was to investigate the association of fall risk factors with number of reported falls in terms of incidence rate ratios and to develop a fall rate prediction model. Methods: In the randomized controlled trial Swiss CHEF, multiple fall risk variables were assessed in community-dwelling older adults at baseline examination, including age, sex, body mass index, fear of falling, number of falls during the prior 12 months, scores on several physical performance tests, comorbidities, and quality of life. Over th

SUBMITTER: Wapp C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9795055 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature