@article{ref1,
title="Associations between living alone, depression, and falls among community-dwelling  older adults in the US",
journal="Preventive medicine reports",
year="2020",
author="Das Gupta, Debasree and Kelekar, Uma and Rice, Dominique",
volume="20",
number="",
pages="e101273-e101273",
abstract="Social isolation is closely linked to depression and falls in late life and are  common among seniors. Although the literature has highlighted age-related variations  in these three geriatric conditions, evidence on heterogeneities across older adult  age categories is lacking. To address this gap, we present cross-sectional analyses  using indicators of social isolation, depression, and falls of older adults  constructed from the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)  data. An age-based understanding is critical to improve health interventions since  health changes occur at a faster rate among seniors than in any other population  subgroup. We included all adults 60 years and older (n = 113,233) in the 2018 BRFSS  landline dataset and used the status of living alone, depressive disorder diagnosis,  and fall incidences reported by these seniors to respectively create the social  isolation, depression, and fall indicators. We conducted multivariable logistic  regressions to compare findings on these indicators across the three age categories  of 60-69, 70-79, and 80 and above after adjusting for a common set of covariates. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that the likelihood of seniors living alone and reporting  depression is the highest among those 80 years and above. Conversely, the odds of  depressed seniors reporting falls is the greatest among the 60-69 year olds. Accordingly, we highlight key implications for targeted health promotion and care  delivery to seniors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2211-3355",
doi="10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101273",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101273"
}