Citation

Resnick B, Galik E, Boltz M, Vigne E, Holmes S, Fix S, Zhu S. J. Aging Phys. Act. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-7.

Affiliation

University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Human Kinetics Publishers)

DOI

10.1123/japa.2018-0291

PMID

31034301

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe physical activity and function of older adults in assisted living communities and test the association between moderate and vigorous activity and falls. This study used baseline data from 393 participants from the first two cohorts in the Function Focused Care in Assisted Living Using the Evidence Integration Triangle (FFC-AL-EIT) study. The majority of participants were female (N=276, 70%) and white (N=383, 97%) with a mean age of 87 (SD=7). Controlling for age, cognition, gender, setting, and function, time spent in moderate or vigorous levels of physical activity was associated with having a fall in the prior four months. Those who engaged in more moderate physical activity were.6% less likely to have a fall (OR=.994, Wald statistic = 5.54, p=.02) and those who engaged in more vigorous activity were 2% less likely to have a fall (OR=.980, Wald statistic = 3.88, p=.05).

Language: en

Keywords

Physical activity; actigraphy; assisted living; falls; older adults