Falls among healthy, community-dwelling, older women: a prospective study of frequency, circumstances, consequences and prediction accuracy

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 41 - 48
• Main Authors: Hill, Keith, Schwarz, Jenny, Flicker, Leon, Carroll, Sara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier B.V 01.02.1999; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Activities of Daily Living; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Anxiety; Australia - epidemiology; Balance; Environmental conditions; Falls; Female; Fractures; Frailty; Gait; Geriatric Assessment; Health care; Hip joint; Humans; Hypothesis testing; Injuries; Logistic Models; Medical screening; Mobility; Older people; Postural Balance; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Psychometrics; Public health; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Stroke; Validity; Women; Australia; Australia, Victoria, Melbourne; PSE, New Zealand; PSE, Australia; New Zealand

Most studies of falls among older people have focused on those with some degree of balance or mobility impairment. This study aimed to establish whether falls and associated injuries were a major problem among healthy, older women, whether there were some common features in the falls, and whether th...