@article{ref1,
title="Medical falls among older adults in Latin American cities",
journal="Revista de salud publica",
year="2023",
author="Reyes-Ortiz, Carlos A. and Pacheco, Soraira and Slovacek, Cedar A. and Jiang, Meng and Salinas-Fernandez, Ivania C. and Ocampo-Chaparro, José M.",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="527-532",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for falls requiring medical attention, referred as medical falls, in community-dwelling persons aged >60 years. <br><br>METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using information from the Health, Well-Being, and Aging (&quot;SABE&quot;) Study in Latin America and the Caribbean (7 cities), as well as from the SABE Bogota study (pooled sample of 8 cities n=12,487). Falls that occurred during a past 12-month period were considered and then noted if required medical treatment because of the fall. <br><br>RESULTS: The weighted prevalence of medical falls across the eight surveys ranged from 6.0% to 11.3%. In weighted multivariate logistic regression analyses, potentially modifiable risk factors for medical falls include urinary incontinence (OR=1.51 95% CI 1.18-1.92), high depressive symptomatology (OR=1.53 95% CI 1.24-1.91), poor self-rated health (OR=1.35 95% CI 1.10-1.66) and activities of daily living limitations (OR=1.48 95% CI 1.16-1.87). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Based on our results, preventive measures targeting these risk factors may help to decrease the risk for medical falls among older adults in Latin America.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0124-0064",
doi="10.15446/rsap.V22n5.84883",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V22n5.84883"
}