Key result
Cerebrovascular disease, urinary incontinence, dizziness, high depression scores, and low cognitive and functional scores were significantly associated with increased fall risk in older men (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Falling is an important health problem for older men, but specific factors that increase fall risk in this population needed identification using different clinical assessment methods.
What factors increase the risk of falling in older men according to four different clinical assessment methods?
Population
334 men attending a geriatric outpatient clinic
Comparison
Four different fall risk assessment methods
Authors
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May aid fall risk stratification in older men; leaves open whether modifying these factors prevents falls.
Cross-Sectional (n=334)
What factors increase the risk of falling in older men according to four different clinical assessment methods?
p-value: p=<0.05
Cerebrovascular disease, urinary incontinence, dizziness, depression, and cognitive/functional impairment are strongly associated with increased fall risk in older men.
Dokuzlar et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Risk of falling (n=334). Clinical risk factors (cerebrovascular disease, urinary incontinence, dizziness, depression, cognitive/functional impairment) was evaluated on Risk of falling assessed by four clinical methods (p=<0.05). Cerebrovascular disease, urinary incontinence, dizziness, high depression scores, and low cognitive and functional scores were significantly associated with increased fall risk in older men (p<0.05).
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