Gender Differences in Seeking Care for Falls in the Aged Medicare Population

Stevens, Judy A.; Ballesteros, Michael F.; Mack, Karin A.; Rudd, Rose A.; DeCaro, Erin; Adler, Gerald

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2012.03.008

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“…While for depression factor, our study was supported by other studies which found that falls were most strongly associated with sad feeling or depression [12,13]. Living alone was one of the risk factors has been studied, in our study it was not significantly associated with falls and other studies supported our findings, as the study done in the city of Mataró, Spain, they stated that no significant difference was found between the proportion of falls in people living alone (34.3%) or accompanied (31.7%) [14], in another study in Brazil found no significant association between living with a partner and fall [13].…”

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Psychological risk factors associated with falls among elderly people in Baghdad city, Iraq

Qader¹,

Amin²,

Shah³

et al. 2013

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Background: Ageing of the population is one of the most important demographic facts that come to the foreground in the 21st century. Objective: To assess the relationship between psychological factors (depression, loneliness, using anti anxiety medication, fear from falls and internal displacement of the population) and falls among elderly people in Baghdad city, Iraq. Methods: A matched 1:1 community based casecontrol study involving 716 elderly respondents, recruited randomly from six Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in different areas of Baghdad. Interviews to each respondent were done accordingly. Geriatric depression scale (GDS) was used to assess the depression among the elderly people. Results: The minimum age for cases and controls was 60 years old while the maximum age for cases was 87 and for controls was 85 years old. The female was predominant than male, 53.6% to 46.4% respectively. The relation between depression, fear from fall, using anti anxiety medication, internal displacement and falls was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Psychological factor especially depression among elderly people is one of the important risk factors contributing to falls accident. Fear from falls, displacement and taking anti anxiety medication were also in significant relation.

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Psychological risk factors associated with falls among elderly people in Baghdad city, Iraq

Qader¹,

Amin²,

Shah³

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“…Health care providers should discuss fall prevention with their patients because approximately half of older adults who fall do not discuss it with their health care provider, often because they fear this will lead to a loss of independence (9). Health care providers cite limited time and cost as barriers to incorporating preventive services, such as those proposed by STEADI, into their clinical practice (10).…”

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Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014

Bergen¹,

Stevens²,

Burns³

2016

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“…Stevens et al reported that one out of three older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year but less than half talk to their healthcare providers about it. 12 In this study, the majority of the males (64.7%) and females (81.8%) had pain in joints as the presenting symptom. The second most common symptom was found to be weakness.…”

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Morbidity pattern and psychosocial problems of elderly in a rural population of Uttar Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study

Seth

2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Ageing is a universal process and it affects every individual, family, community and society. It is a normal, progressive and irreversible process. Ageing is generally defined as a process of deterioration in the functional capacity of an individual that results from structural changes, with advancement of age. Population ageing is a global phenomenon. Aim of the study was to study the morbidity profile and their psychosocial problems of the elderly in a rural population in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.Methods: This was a cross-sectional community based descriptive study. People of either sex, more than 60 yrs of age residing in the field practice areas of department of community medicine constituted the study population. Socio-demographic information like name, age, sex, religion, education, occupation etc. and other information like housing, ventilation, overcrowding were collected in semi-structured and pretested proforma, after obtaining informed consent. The multi-stage sampling methodology was adopted for the selection of study unit.Results: A total of 272 elderly with 173 male and 99 females were interviewed in this study. About one fourth of the elderly belonged to age 60-61 years (25.7%). More than half of the elderly had a fall within last 12 months (66.2%). Not much difference was observed in the percentage of fall within 12 months in male (64.7%) and females (68.7%). The majority of the males (64.7%) and females (81.8%) had pain in joints as the presenting symptom. The second most common symptom was found to be weakness. Only 45.6% of the elderly were satisfied with their life. There was similar percentage of male (45.7%) and female (45.5%) elderly who were satisfied with their life. However, 51.8% felt empty in their life and 45.2% preferred to stay in the house.Conclusions: The need for the hour is to set up special health services for geriatric population in accordance with the common existing problems. Providing screening services as well as curative, rehabilitative services and convalescent homes to provide long term care is also a priority.

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Gender Differences in Seeking Care for Falls in the Aged Medicare Population

Cited by 246 publications

References 13 publications

Psychological risk factors associated with falls among elderly people in Baghdad city, Iraq

Psychological risk factors associated with falls among elderly people in Baghdad city, Iraq

Falls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014

Morbidity pattern and psychosocial problems of elderly in a rural population of Uttar Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study

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