@article{ref1,
title="Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly Who Receive Medicaid-Supported Home- and Community-Based Care Services",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2011",
author="Yamashita, Takashi and Jeon, Haesang and Bailer, A. John and Nelson, Ian M. and Mehdizadeh, Shahla",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="682-703",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study identifies fall risk factors in an understudied population of older people who receive community-based care services. METHOD: Data were collected from enrollees of Ohio's Medicaid home- and community-based waiver program (preadmission screening system providing options and resources today [PASSPORT]). A total of 23,182 participants receiving PASSPORT services in 2005/2006 was classified as fallers and nonfallers, and a variety of risk factors for falling was analyzed using logistic regressions. RESULTS: The following factors were identified as risk factors for falling: previous fall history, older age, White race, incontinence, higher number of medications, fewer numbers of activity of daily living limitations, unsteady gait, tremor, grasping strength, and absence of supervision. DISCUSSION: Identifying risk factors for the participants of a Medicaid home- and community-based waiver program are useful for a fall risk assessment, but it would be most helpful if the community-based care service programs incorporate measurements of known fall risk factors into their regular data collection, if not already included.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/0898264310390941",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264310390941"
}