Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study
Abstract This study was conducted to identify fall injury patterns, the transition from the baseline to follow-up, and the factors associated with the identified fall injury patterns using data obtained from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. The participants were 566 community-dwelling olde...
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| description | Abstract This study was conducted to identify fall injury patterns, the transition from the baseline to follow-up, and the factors associated with the identified fall injury patterns using data obtained from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. The participants were 566 community-dwelling older adults with fall experience. Three fall injury patterns were identified as the baseline and follow-up periods. The probability that the participant in the “fracture injury” pattern at Time 1 transitioned to the “fracture injury” pattern at Time 2 was 0.098. The factors associated with the “bruising and/or sprain injury” pattern were education level (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 0.55, p = 0.012), alcohol consumption (RRR = 0.50, p = 0.034), and balancing in tandem position (RRR = 2.77, p < 0.001). In the “fracture injury” pattern, male (RRR = 0.22, p = 0.038), frailty score (RRR = 0.58, p = 0.042), “bruising injury” (RRR = 0.23, p = 0.007), and “sprain injury” (RRR = 0.20, p = 0.007) at the baseline were significant factors. The findings indicate that previous fall experiences, higher alcohol consumption, lower frailty scores, and poor balance levels are associated with fall injury patterns. These patterns should be considered when developing prevention interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f0d052e7f6548e8a760f3f802c33f4e2022-12-25T12:13:20ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-12-0112111110.1038/s41598-022-26665-2Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal studyGwang Suk Kim0Mi-So Shim1Chang Won Won2Miji Kim3Seoyoon Lee4Namhee Kim5Min Kyung Park6Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei UniversityCollege of Nursing, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Elderly Frailty Research Center, Kyung Hee UniversityDepartment of Biomedical Science and Technology, East-West Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Elderly Frailty Research Center, Kyung Hee UniversityMo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei UniversityDepartment of Nursing, Graduate School of Yonsei UniversityAbstract This study was conducted to identify fall injury patterns, the transition from the baseline to follow-up, and the factors associated with the identified fall injury patterns using data obtained from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study. The participants were 566 community-dwelling older adults with fall experience. Three fall injury patterns were identified as the baseline and follow-up periods. The probability that the participant in the “fracture injury” pattern at Time 1 transitioned to the “fracture injury” pattern at Time 2 was 0.098. The factors associated with the “bruising and/or sprain injury” pattern were education level (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 0.55, p = 0.012), alcohol consumption (RRR = 0.50, p = 0.034), and balancing in tandem position (RRR = 2.77, p < 0.001). In the “fracture injury” pattern, male (RRR = 0.22, p = 0.038), frailty score (RRR = 0.58, p = 0.042), “bruising injury” (RRR = 0.23, p = 0.007), and “sprain injury” (RRR = 0.20, p = 0.007) at the baseline were significant factors. The findings indicate that previous fall experiences, higher alcohol consumption, lower frailty scores, and poor balance levels are associated with fall injury patterns. These patterns should be considered when developing prevention interventions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26665-2 |
| spellingShingle | Gwang Suk Kim Mi-So Shim Chang Won Won Miji Kim Seoyoon Lee Namhee Kim Min Kyung Park Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study Scientific Reports |
| title | Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study |
| title_full | Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study |
| title_short | Patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among Korean older adult fallers: a 2-year longitudinal study |
| title_sort | patterns and predictors of fall injury transitions among korean older adult fallers a 2 year longitudinal study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26665-2 |
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