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| Risk factors for falls and for serious injuries on falling among older Japanese women in Hawaii | | Author(s) | James W Davis, Philip D Ross, Michael C Nevitt |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 47, no 7, July 1999 |
| Pages | pp 792-798 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Injuries ; At risk ; Older women ; Japan ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 705 older Japanese women from the Hawaii Osteoporosis Study were included in this study evaluating if similar constellations of factors underlie risks of falls and injuries on falling for Japanese women as for predominantly white populations. In multivariable models, four subject characteristics were associated with having a fall: having a fall in the past year, slow chair stands, a short height, and difficulties with five or more activities of daily living (ADLs). Two characteristics were negatively associated with having a fall: ability to perform a full tandem balance with eyes closed, and having a long functional reach. Long times for chair stands were positively associated with having a serious injury among women who had a fall. Among the same women, taking part in an activity they did frequently and slow foot reaction times were associated negatively with serious injury. The results for this Japanese cohort support the conclusion that women at high risk of falling and serious fall injuries can be identified using a questionnaire and simple, performance-based tests of neuromuscular function. Risk factors from falling overlapped, but were distinct from those for suffering a serious injury once a fall had occurred. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825315 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CU: CA3: BD: 7DT: 7T |
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