Risk of falls among the aging population

 

This study aims to clarify the risk factors for falls to prevent severe consequences in older adults.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar databases using the terms “risk factors” OR “predicting factors” OR “predictor” AND “fall” OR “drop” to identify all relevant studies and compare their results. The study participants were divided into two groups, the “fall group” and the “control group”, and differences in demographic characteristics, lifestyles, and comorbidities were compared.

Results

We included 34 articles in the analysis and analyzed 22 factors. 

1)Older age,

 2) lower education level,

  3)polypharmacy

   4), malnutrition,

 5)living alone,

 6) living in an urban area,

  7)smoking, 

     8)and alcohol consumption

       9)increased the risk of falls in the aging population

 10). Additionally, comorbidities such as cardiac disease,

  11) hypertension, 

   12)diabetes, 

      13)stroke, 

        14)frailty,

        15) previous history of falls,

       16) depression, 

   17)Parkinson's disease,

    18)and pain increased the risk of falls.

Conclusion

Ref

Front Public Health

. 2022 Oct 17;10:902599. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.902599

The risk of falls among the aging population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Qingmei Xu ^1,†, Xuemei Ou ^1,†, Jinfeng Li ^1,*