@article{ref1,
title="Impact of CoViD-19 stay-at-home restrictions on falls in one community of high-risk older adults",
journal="Journal of applied gerontology",
year="2022",
author="McIntyre, Cecily C. and Prichett, Laura and McNabney, Matthew K.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: To examine the relationship between falls among high-risk older adults at one Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and the COVID-19 closure of its Day Health Center (DHC), which provides participants with social and rehabilitative services and contributes to their weekly physical activity. <br><br>METHODS: Self-reported falls during the 3 months before the DHC's closure (&quot;pre-COVID-19&quot;) were compared in number and in character to falls during its closure (&quot;COVID-19&quot;). <br><br>RESULTS: One thirty five participants were enrolled during the entire 6-month period; 37% (n = 50) fell during this time. These participants experienced fewer falls during COVID-19 (mean = 0.64) than they did pre-COVID-19 (mean=1.24, p =.0003). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In this population of high-risk, community-dwelling older adults, an abrupt reduction in activity levels may have reduced falls. Physical activity has been shown to both increase and protect against falls in older adults. The long-term consequences of a comparably prolonged period of inactivity merit further study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0733-4648",
doi="10.1177/07334648211073607",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07334648211073607"
}