Risk Factors Associated With Injury Attributable to Falling Among Elderly Population With History of Stroke

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Divani, Afshin A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Vazquez, Gabriela [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Barrett, Anna M. [4 ]
Asadollahi, Marjan [5 ]
Luft, Andreas R. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Neurol, Minnesota Stroke Initiat, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Dept Neurosurg, Minnesota Stroke Initiat, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[3] Univ Minnesota, Dept Radiol, Minnesota Stroke Initiat, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[4] Kessler Fdn Res Ctr, Stroke Rehabil Res, W Orange, NJ USA
[5] Shaheed Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Dept Neurol, Tehran, Iran
[6] Univ Zurich, Dept Neurol, Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
falling; risk factors; fall-related injury; stroke; INPATIENT REHABILITATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; CONTROLLED-TRIAL; RECURRENT FALLS; WOMENS HEALTH; OLDER-PEOPLE; SELF-REPORT; COMMUNITY; HOME; PREVALENCE;
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10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559195
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Background and Purpose-Stroke survivors are at high risk for falling. Identifying physical, clinical, and social factors that predispose stroke patients to falls may reduce further disability and life-threatening complications, and improve overall quality of life. Methods-We used 5 biennial waves (1998-2006) from the Health and Retirement Study to assess risk factors associated with falling accidents and fall-related injuries among stroke survivors. We abstracted demographic data, living status, self-evaluated general health, and comorbid conditions. We analyzed the rate ratio (RR) of falling and the OR of injury within 2 follow-up years using a multivariate random effects model. Results-We identified 1174 stroke survivors (mean age +/- SD, 74.4 +/- 7.2 years; 53% female). The 2-year risks of falling, subsequent injury, and broken hip attributable to fall were 46%, 15%, and 2.1% among the subjects, respectively. Factors associated with an increased frequency of falling were living with spouse as compared to living alone (RR, 1.4), poor general health (RR, 1.1), time from first stroke (RR, 1.2), psychiatric problems (RR, 1.7), urinary incontinence (RR, 1.4), pain (RR, 1.4), motor impairment (RR, 1.2), and past frequency of >= 3 falls (RR, 1.3). Risk factors associated with fall-related injury were female gender (OR, 1.5), poor general health (OR, 1.2), past injury from fall (OR, 3.2), past frequency of >= 3 falls (OR, 3.1), psychiatric problems (OR, 1.4), urinary incontinence (OR, 1.4), impaired hearing (OR, 1.6), pain (OR, 1.8), motor impairment (OR, 1.3), and presence of multiple strokes (OR, 3.2). Conclusions-This study demonstrates the high prevalence of falls and fall-related injuries in stroke survivors, and identifies factors that increase the risk. Modifying these factors may prevent falls, which could lead to improved quality of life and less caregiver burden and cost in this population. (Stroke. 2009;40:3286-3292.)
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页码:3286 / 3292
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