%0 Journal Article
%T Risk Factors for Falling among Community-Dwelling Veterans and Their Caregivers
%J Canadian journal on aging
%D 2005
%A Speechley, Mark
%A Belfry, Shannon
%A Borrie, Michael J.
%A Bray Jenkyn, K
%A Crilly, Richard
%A Gill, Dawn P.
%A McLean, S.
%A Stolee, Paul
%A Vandervoort, A. A.
%A Jones, Graham R.
%V 24
%N 3
%P 261-274
%X Purpose: To assess the prevalence and strength of association of risk factors for falling in Canadian veterans of World War II and Korea and their caregivers. Methods: Questionnaires were sent to addresses of 3,000 Canadian veterans (response rate(1/4)70%). Risk factors for falls mand the frequency of falls and injurious falls in the past 12 months were collected. Results: Veterans had more risk factors than did caregivers, and more had fallen in the past year (39.8% vs. 29.7%). Risk factors in the logistic model for veterans included lower extremity disability (odds ratio 1.98, 95% confidence interval 1.5-2.6); lower extremity weakness (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.3-2.3); worse memory than peers (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.1-2.5); one or more visits to the family doctor in the past month (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.2-2.0); and worse memory than 5 years ago (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.0-1.8). Conclusions: Veterans appear more frail and prone to falling than their caregivers.
%G 
%I Cambridge Press
%@ 0714-9808
%U http://dx.doi.org/