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| Footwear style and risk of falls in older adults | | Author(s) | Thomas D Koepsell, Marsha E Wolf, David M Buchner |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 9, September 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1495-1501 |
| Source | http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Footwear ; Falls ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 1,371 Americans aged 65+ were monitored for falls over a 2-year period; 327 qualifying cases were compared with 327 controls matched by age and sex. Standardised in-person examinations before fall occurrence, interviews about fall risk factors after the fall occurred, and direct examination of footwear were conducted. Questions for controls referred to the last time they engaged in an activity broadly similar to what the case was doing at the time of the fall. Athletic and canvas shoes (sneakers) were the styles of footwear associated with lowest risk of a fall. Going barefoot or in stocking feet was associated with sharply increased risk, even after controlling for measures of health status. Relative to athletic/canvas shoes, other footwear was associated with a 1.3-fold increase in the risk of a fall, varying somewhat by style. Contrary to findings from gait laboratory studies, athletic shoes were associated with relatively low risk of a fall for older people during everyday activities. Fall risk was markedly increased when participants were not wearing shoes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041130235 A |
| Classmark | YW8: OLF: 3J: 7T |
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