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Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica

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  • Kathryn Mitchell-Fearon
  • Kenneth James
  • Norman Waldron
  • Desmalee Holder-Nevins
  • Douladel Willie-Tyndale
  • Hazel Laws
  • Denise Eldemire-Shearer

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The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falling among community-dwelling older adults in Jamaica. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to recruit a nationally representative sample of 2,943 older adults. The fall prevalence in the past 6 months was 21.7%. In univariate analysis, a significantly greater proportion of women, the increasingly old, rural residents, persons with vision problems (including cataracts), and those with key chronic conditions reported falling in this period compared with those without these respective attributes ( p

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  • Kathryn Mitchell-Fearon & Kenneth James & Norman Waldron & Desmalee Holder-Nevins & Douladel Willie-Tyndale & Hazel Laws & Denise Eldemire-Shearer, 2014. "Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica," SAGE Open, , vol. 4(4), pages 21582440145, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:4:y:2014:i:4:p:2158244014564351
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244014564351
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    1. Fuzhong Li & K. John Fisher & Peter Harmer & Edward McAuley & Nicole L. Wilson, 2003. "Fear of Falling in Elderly Persons: Association With Falls, Functional Ability, and Quality of Life," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 58(5), pages 283-290.
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