Association of motor index scores with fall incidence among community-dwelling older people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several kinds of motor dysfunction have been studied for predicting future fall risk in community-dwelling older individuals. However, no study has tested the ability of the fine motor index (FINEA) and gross motor index (GROSSA) to predict the risk of falling, as well as the specific fall type.

Objective

We investigated the associations of FINEA/GROSSA scores with fall risk, explained falls, and unexplained falls.

Methods

A total of 6267 community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 50 years from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) cohort were included. First, the associations of FINEA and GROSSA scores with the history of total falls, explained falls and unexplained falls were assessed in a cross-sectional study and further verified in a prospective cohort a

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature