November 20, 2004Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical SciencesOpen Access

Risk factors of fall in elderly people

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Population

77 adults older than 65 years assessed in their homes. Key exclusion criteria: MMSE score < 20, death, or…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

DADijana AvdićUniversity of Sarajevo DPDžemal PecarUniversity of Sarajevo EMEmela Mujić-SkikićRashid Hospital

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Implication

May inform cognitive screening in elderly fall assessment; leaves open causality and intervention effects.

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Population

77 adults older than 65 years (mean age 71.23, 35.06% male) assessed in their homes. Key exclusion criteria: MMSE score < 20, death, or occurrence of a disease influencing functional ability during the study period.

Outcome

Relative index of fall risk (sum of affirmative answers on a 22-item questionnaire) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scorepatient reported

In elderly individuals, fall risk is significantly associated with specific risk factor questionnaire scores and cognitive function as measured by the MMSE.

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Avdić et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f92565d37378ac1dca142 https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2004.3366

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Risk factors of fall in elderly people

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