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Health-related quality of life in relation to mobility and fall risk in 85-year-old people
— a population study of Sweden | | Author(s) | Eva Tornvall, Jan Marcusson, Ewa Wressle |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 36, no 9, October 2016 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, October 2016 |
| Pages | pp 1982-1997 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Mobility ; At risk ; Falls ; Cross sectional surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Optimal mobility is fundamental for healthy ageing and quality of life. This study is part of a cross-sectional population-based study of 85-year-old people residing in Linköping municipality, Sweden. The purpose was to describe 85-year-old peoples' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in relation to mobility and fall risk, while adjusting for gender and body mass index (BMI). Data collection included a postal questionnaire, a home visit and a reception visit. HRQoL was assessed with EQ-5D-3L, mobility with the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and fall risk with the Downton Fall Risk Index (DFRI). All those who completed the DFRI, TUG and EQ-5D-3L were included in the present study (N = 327). Lower HRQoL was associated with longer time taken to complete TUG and higher fall risk in both genders but not with body mass index. Women had higher risk of falling, took a longer time to complete TUG, and reported less physical activity compared with men. Health-care professionals should address mobility capacity and fall risk in order to maintain older people's quality of life. This is of utmost importance, especially for older women, because impaired mobility, high risk of falling and occurrence of pain are common among women, and related to lower HRQoL. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-161011010 A |
| Classmark | BBM: CC: F:59: C4: CA3: OLF: 3KB: 76P |
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