The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk

Purpose: This study examined the association between storey of building and fall risk in older adults' residences and residents' level of fear of falling.Methods: The National Health and Ageing Trends Study (NHATS) collected information that would provide an understanding of basic trends p...

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Autores principales:	Ching-Yao Tsai, En-Sheng Lin, Yang-Tzu Li, Tao-Hsin Tung, Wei-Cheng Chen
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	fall fear of fall (FOF) risk factors older adults storey of building Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ce0731344e0b4e28a05a418d030ba45a2021-11-12T09:42:58ZThe Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.665985https://doaj.org/article/ce0731344e0b4e28a05a418d030ba45a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.665985/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Purpose: This study examined the association between storey of building and fall risk in older adults' residences and residents' level of fear of falling.Methods: The National Health and Ageing Trends Study (NHATS) collected information that would provide an understanding of basic trends people aged 65 years and older. Using a longitudinal survey, the present study employed the first round of NHATS data that was collected in 2011. In the first round, 12,411 participants were enrolled, and 8,077 interviews were completed. The study sample sizes for falling and worry about falling are 6,153 and 6,142, respectively.Results: Unadjusted analysis revealed that storey of building was a risk factor for fall and worry about falling. There was a higher prevalence for fall and worry about falling when subjects lived in single storey of building compared with the subjects live in multi-storey. Logistic regression analysis showed no highly significant between storey of building and the fall/fear of falling.Conclusion: Several clinical factors independently were indicated pertaining to the fall and worry about falling in older adult's residences.Ching-Yao TsaiChing-Yao TsaiChing-Yao TsaiEn-Sheng LinYang-Tzu LiTao-Hsin TungWei-Cheng ChenWei-Cheng ChenFrontiers Media S.A.articlefallfear of fall (FOF)risk factorsolder adultsstorey of buildingPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic	fall fear of fall (FOF) risk factors older adults storey of building Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	fall fear of fall (FOF) risk factors older adults storey of building Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Ching-Yao Tsai Ching-Yao Tsai Ching-Yao Tsai En-Sheng Lin Yang-Tzu Li Tao-Hsin Tung Wei-Cheng Chen Wei-Cheng Chen The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk
description	Purpose: This study examined the association between storey of building and fall risk in older adults' residences and residents' level of fear of falling.Methods: The National Health and Ageing Trends Study (NHATS) collected information that would provide an understanding of basic trends people aged 65 years and older. Using a longitudinal survey, the present study employed the first round of NHATS data that was collected in 2011. In the first round, 12,411 participants were enrolled, and 8,077 interviews were completed. The study sample sizes for falling and worry about falling are 6,153 and 6,142, respectively.Results: Unadjusted analysis revealed that storey of building was a risk factor for fall and worry about falling. There was a higher prevalence for fall and worry about falling when subjects lived in single storey of building compared with the subjects live in multi-storey. Logistic regression analysis showed no highly significant between storey of building and the fall/fear of falling.Conclusion: Several clinical factors independently were indicated pertaining to the fall and worry about falling in older adult's residences.
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author	Ching-Yao Tsai Ching-Yao Tsai Ching-Yao Tsai En-Sheng Lin Yang-Tzu Li Tao-Hsin Tung Wei-Cheng Chen Wei-Cheng Chen
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title	The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk
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The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk

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