Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics

Edgar Ramos Vieira,1,2 Ruth Tappen,3 Gabriella Engstrom,3 Bruno R da Costa11Department of Physical Therapy, 2Department of Neuroscience, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 3Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USAPurpose: To evaluate rates...

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Autores principales:	Vieira ER, Tappen R, Engstrom G, da Costa BR
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24718115dec648908e8e578acc297aac2021-12-02T01:46:50ZRates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/24718115dec648908e8e578acc297aac2015-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/rates-and-factors-associated-with-falls-in-older-european-americans-af-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Edgar Ramos Vieira,1,2 Ruth Tappen,3 Gabriella Engstrom,3 Bruno R da Costa11Department of Physical Therapy, 2Department of Neuroscience, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 3Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USAPurpose: To evaluate rates and factors associated with older adult falls in different ethnic groups.Participants and methods: Information on demographics, medical and falls history, and pain and physical activity levels was collected from 550 community-dwelling older adults (75±9 years old, 222 European Americans, 109 Afro-Caribbeans, 106 African-Americans, and 113 Hispanics).Results: Taking medications for anxiety (risk ratio [RR] =1.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.1–2.0), having incontinence (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.1–1.8, P=0.013), back pain (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.0–1.8), feet swelling (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.1–1.7), and age ≥75 years (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.0–1.6) were associated with falls. The associations were stronger for Afro-Caribbeans, but they presented approximately 40% lower prevalence of falls than the other groups.Conclusion: Taking anxiety medication, incontinence, back pain, feet swelling, and age ≥75 years were associated with falls, and Afro-Caribbeans presented lower prevalence of falls. These findings need to be taken into consideration in clinical interventions in aging.Keywords: ethnicity, falls, risks, community dwelling, older adultsVieira ERTappen REngstrom Gda Costa BRDove Medical Pressarticleethnicityfallsriskscommunity dwellingolder adultsGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 10, Pp 1705-1710 (2015)
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spellingShingle	ethnicity falls risks community dwelling older adults Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Vieira ER Tappen R Engstrom G da Costa BR Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
description	Edgar Ramos Vieira,1,2 Ruth Tappen,3 Gabriella Engstrom,3 Bruno R da Costa11Department of Physical Therapy, 2Department of Neuroscience, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; 3Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USAPurpose: To evaluate rates and factors associated with older adult falls in different ethnic groups.Participants and methods: Information on demographics, medical and falls history, and pain and physical activity levels was collected from 550 community-dwelling older adults (75±9 years old, 222 European Americans, 109 Afro-Caribbeans, 106 African-Americans, and 113 Hispanics).Results: Taking medications for anxiety (risk ratio [RR] =1.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.1–2.0), having incontinence (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.1–1.8, P=0.013), back pain (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.0–1.8), feet swelling (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.1–1.7), and age ≥75 years (RR =1.3, 95% CI =1.0–1.6) were associated with falls. The associations were stronger for Afro-Caribbeans, but they presented approximately 40% lower prevalence of falls than the other groups.Conclusion: Taking anxiety medication, incontinence, back pain, feet swelling, and age ≥75 years were associated with falls, and Afro-Caribbeans presented lower prevalence of falls. These findings need to be taken into consideration in clinical interventions in aging.Keywords: ethnicity, falls, risks, community dwelling, older adults
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title	Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
title_short	Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
title_full	Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
title_fullStr	Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
title_full_unstemmed	Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics
title_sort	rates and factors associated with falls in older european americans, afro-caribbeans, african-americans, and hispanics
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2015
url	https://doaj.org/article/24718115dec648908e8e578acc297aac
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Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics

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