High prevalence of falls, fear of falling, and impaired balance in older adults with pain in the United States: findings from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of clinically relevant falls-related outcomes according to pain status in older adults in the United States. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study, a sample of Medicare enrollees aged 65 and older (response rate 71...

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Main Authors: Patel, K, Phelan, E, Leveille, S, Lamb, S, Missikpode, C, Wallace, R, Guralnik, J, Turk, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2014