Poor vision accompanied with other sensory impairments as a predictor of falls in older women

Objectives: we studied visual acuity (VA) and co-existing hearing impairment and poor standing balance as predictors of falls. Design: prospective study with 1-year follow-up. Setting: research laboratory and residential environment. Participants: 428 women aged 63–76 years from the Finnish Twin Stu...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2009-03, Vol.38 (2), p.162-167
Main Authors: Kulmala, Jenni, Viljanen, Anne, Sipilä, Sarianna, Pajala, Satu, Pärssinen, Olavi, Kauppinen, Markku, Koskenvuo, Markku, Kaprio, Jaakko, Rantanen, Taina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental falls
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Aged
Aged women
ageing
Aging
Blindness
Causes of
co-impairment
Complications and side effects
Demographic aspects
elderly
Elderly women
Epidemiology
Falls
Falls (Accidents)
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Gerontology
Health aspects
Hearing impairment
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Low vision
Middle Aged
older adults
Older people
Older women
Postural Balance
Predictive Value of Tests
Predictors
Regression Analysis
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Sensory perception
vision
Vision, Low - epidemiology
Visual Acuity
Visual impairment
Women
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Summary:Objectives: we studied visual acuity (VA) and co-existing hearing impairment and poor standing balance as predictors of falls. Design: prospective study with 1-year follow-up. Setting: research laboratory and residential environment. Participants: 428 women aged 63–76 years from the Finnish Twin Study on Aging. Measurements: participants were followed up for incidence of falls over 1 year. VA, hearing ability and standing balance were assessed at the baseline. The incidence rate ratios (IRR) for falls were computed using the negative binomial regression model. Results: during the follow-up, 47% of participants experienced a fall. After adjusting for age and interdependence of twin sisters, participants with vision impairment (VA of
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afn228