@article{ref1,
title="Risk Factors for Falling among Community-Dwelling Veterans and Their Caregivers",
journal="Canadian journal on aging",
year="2005",
author="Speechley, Mark and Belfry, Shannon and Borrie, Michael J. and Bray Jenkyn, K and Crilly, Richard and Gill, Dawn P. and McLean, S. and Stolee, Paul and Vandervoort, A. A. and Jones, Graham R.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="261-274",
abstract="Purpose: To assess the prevalence and strength of association of risk factors for falling in Canadian veterans of World War II and Korea and their caregivers. Methods: Questionnaires were sent to addresses of 3,000 Canadian veterans (response rate(1/4)70%). Risk factors for falls mand the frequency of falls and injurious falls in the past 12 months were collected. Results: Veterans had more risk factors than did caregivers, and more had fallen in the past year (39.8% vs. 29.7%). Risk factors in the logistic model for veterans included lower extremity disability (odds ratio 1.98, 95% confidence interval 1.5-2.6); lower extremity weakness (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.3-2.3); worse memory than peers (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.1-2.5); one or more visits to the family doctor in the past month (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.2-2.0); and worse memory than 5 years ago (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.0-1.8). Conclusions: Veterans appear more frail and prone to falling than their caregivers.",
language="",
issn="0714-9808",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}