@article{ref1,
title="Is a Type A behavior pattern associated with falling among the community-dwelling elderly?",
journal="Archives of gerontology and geriatrics",
year="2004",
author="Zhang, Jian-Guo and Ishikawa-Takata, Kazuko and Yamazaki, Hideo and Ohta, Toshiki",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="145-152",
abstract="The aim of this report is to investigate the relationship between Type A behavior patterns and the likelihood of falling among community-dwelling elderly, and to compare differences in the prevalence, reasons, locations, injuries and frequency of falls between Type A and non-Type A personalities. Persons aged 60 or older living in 3 communities of Nanjing, China participated in a baseline survey conducted in 2000 (n=879), and falling incidents were followed for 1 year. The survey employed a self-administered questionnaire designed to elicit demographic data, current health problems and medications taken, intake of alcohol, exercise habits, physical function, environmental hazards and Type A behavior patterns. Several factors associated with falling such as health condition, physical function and environmental factors did not differ between the Type A and non-Type A groups except in the male tendency toward heart disease and their inability to walk fast. The results of logistic regression analyses showed that a Type A behavior pattern was independently associated with falling in males but not in females. Findings in the present study suggest that a Type A behavior pattern might play an important role in the rate of falling incidents in elderly males, since some characteristics of this personality pattern might lead to risk-taking behavior. More studies are needed to evaluate the association of certain behavior patterns with falling incidents.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-4943",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}