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| Serious psychological distress, sex, and falls among the elderly | | Author(s) | Thanh V Tran, Phu T Phan |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 30, no 1, January-February 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-February 2018 |
| Pages | pp 75-84 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Falls ; Older men ; Older women ; Ethnic groups ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Serious psychological distress and falls are two major public health problems for older people. This study tests the hypothesis that, although serious psychological distress can increase the risks of falls in older people, it tends to affect older women more than older men. The study uses data from the 2011 California Health Survey Interviews (CHIS). The authors extracted a sample of 13,153 respondents aged 65+ (8,087 females and 5,066 males). They tested both unadjusted and adjusted interaction effects using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Older women with serious psychological distress had the greatest likelihood of falls, as compared to men with serious psychological distress and men and women without serious psychological distress. With respect to the covariates, limitations of physical activity and poor self-rated health status, Asian race, and older age were more likely to be associated with falls. This study provides further information on gender disparities in falling among older people, such that serious psychological distress has a greater impact on falls for older women than older men. Thus, the authors' findings suggest that mental health services and interventions can be useful in preventing falls for older women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525225 A |
| Classmark | ENP: OLF: BC: BD: TK: 48: 7T |
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