Prevalence and risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in the 2018 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study

Zachary A. Marcum; Zhaoli Dai; Edwin C.K. Tan

doi:10.1111/jgs.18014

Prevalence and risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in the 2018 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study

Zachary A. Marcum, Zhaoli Dai, Edwin C.K. Tan

College of Medicine and Public Health

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

33 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Falls and related injuries are common and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older adults living in long-term care settings.1 However, prior epidemiological estimates of falls in this setting are nearly 30 years old and not nationally representative.2 Contemporary representative data are needed to inform research and policy related to falls. Thus, we evaluated the prevalence and characteristics associated with falls and fall-related injuries using a nationally representative sample of residential care community (RCC) residents in the United States.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	276-279
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume	71
Issue number	1
Early online date	30 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18014
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

Keywords

Falls - elderly
Fall-related injuries
Morbidity and mortality

Access to Document

10.1111/jgs.18014Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

Final published versionFinal published version, 475 KBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

Cite this

@article{c512647aaee34915889d0b91a96313d2,

title = "Prevalence and risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in the 2018 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study",

abstract = "Falls and related injuries are common and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older adults living in long-term care settings.1 However, prior epidemiological estimates of falls in this setting are nearly 30 years old and not nationally representative.2 Contemporary representative data are needed to inform research and policy related to falls. Thus, we evaluated the prevalence and characteristics associated with falls and fall-related injuries using a nationally representative sample of residential care community (RCC) residents in the United States.",

keywords = "Falls - elderly, Fall-related injuries, Morbidity and mortality",

author = "Marcum, {Zachary A.} and Zhaoli Dai and Tan, {Edwin C.K.}",

year = "2023",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1111/jgs.18014",

language = "English",

volume = "71",

pages = "276--279",

journal = "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society",

issn = "0002-8614",

publisher = "BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS INC",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prevalence and risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in the 2018 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study

AU - Marcum, Zachary A.

AU - Dai, Zhaoli

AU - Tan, Edwin C.K.

PY - 2023/1

Y1 - 2023/1

N2 - Falls and related injuries are common and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older adults living in long-term care settings.1 However, prior epidemiological estimates of falls in this setting are nearly 30 years old and not nationally representative.2 Contemporary representative data are needed to inform research and policy related to falls. Thus, we evaluated the prevalence and characteristics associated with falls and fall-related injuries using a nationally representative sample of residential care community (RCC) residents in the United States.

AB - Falls and related injuries are common and cause significant morbidity and mortality in older adults living in long-term care settings.1 However, prior epidemiological estimates of falls in this setting are nearly 30 years old and not nationally representative.2 Contemporary representative data are needed to inform research and policy related to falls. Thus, we evaluated the prevalence and characteristics associated with falls and fall-related injuries using a nationally representative sample of residential care community (RCC) residents in the United States.

KW - Falls - elderly

KW - Fall-related injuries

KW - Morbidity and mortality

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136894082&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/jgs.18014

DO - 10.1111/jgs.18014

M3 - Article

C2 - 36039866

AN - SCOPUS:85136894082

SN - 0002-8614

VL - 71

SP - 276

EP - 279

JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

IS - 1

ER -

Prevalence and risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in the 2018 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this