TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Incidence of falls among adults with cerebral palsy: a cohort study using primary care data
JO  - Developmental medicine and child neurology
A1  - Ryan, Jennifer M.
A1  - Cameron, Michelle H.
A1  - Liverani, Silvia
A1  - Smith, Kimberley J.
A1  - O'connell, Neil
A1  - Peterson, Mark D.
A1  - Anokye, Nana
A1  - Victor, Christina R.
A1  - Boland, Fiona
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIM: To compare the rate of falls between adults with and without cerebral palsy (CP). <br><br>METHOD: We used primary care data on 1705 adults with CP and 5115 adults without CP matched for age, sex, and general practice attended. We compared odds of experiencing a fall between adults with and without CP using conditional logistic regression. We compared the rate of falls using a negative binomial model. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants were 3628 males (53%) and 3192 females (47%) (median age 29y, interquartile range 20-42y) at the start of follow-up. Follow-up was 14 617 person-years for adults with CP and 56 816 person-years for adults without CP. Of adults with CP, 15.3% experienced at least one fall compared to 5.7% of adults without CP. Adults with CP had 3.64 times (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.98-4.45) the odds of experiencing a fall compared to adults without CP. The rate of falls was 30.5 per 1000 person-years and 6.7 per 1000 person-years for adults with and without CP respectively (rate ratio 5.83, 95% CI 4.84-7.02) INTERPRETATION: Adults with CP are more likely to fall, and fall more often, than adults without CP. The causes and consequences of falls in adults with CP need examination.<br><br>© 2019 The Authors. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Mac Keith Press.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14444
ID  - ref1
ER  -