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Functional status as a predictor of the incidence of falls in 10-year follow-up: results from the RAC-OST-POL study
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Affiliations- Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Diabetology, and Nephrology, Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Pathomorphology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this prospective study was to establish the influence of baseline functional status on the incidence of falls.
Material and methods: The study was performed in an epidemiological sample of postmenopausal women from the RAC-OST-POL study. At baseline there were 978 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 65.9 ± 7.6 years, and at the end of 10-year follow-up 640 patients with a mean age of 65.04 ± 6.95 years remained in observation. Functional status was established at baseline using a stand up and go test (SAG) and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale. Afterwards, data on fall incidence were updated annually using phone interviews.
Results: In a 10-year period of observation, in 384 (60%) women at least one fall occurred. At baseline, 90% of subjects achieved maximal value in the IADL scale (24 points). Although the difference between mean IADL score in those who fell and did not fall was noticeable (23.50 ± 1.68 vs. 23.65 ± 1.47, respectively), the category of any IADL score below 24 points was significantly more frequent in women with falls (71.9% vs. 28.1%; chi-square 4.2, p < 0.05). The SAG score in the subgroup with falls was (10.75 ± 3.39) and did not differ in comparison to subgroup without falls (10.27 ± 2.72).
Conclusion: The baseline result of the IADL scale but not that of the SAG test are related to the incidence of falls in a 10-year prospective observation. Adequate correction of functional status may benefit patients and reduce the fall rate.
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this prospective study was to establish the influence of baseline functional status on the incidence of falls.
Material and methods: The study was performed in an epidemiological sample of postmenopausal women from the RAC-OST-POL study. At baseline there were 978 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 65.9 ± 7.6 years, and at the end of 10-year follow-up 640 patients with a mean age of 65.04 ± 6.95 years remained in observation. Functional status was established at baseline using a stand up and go test (SAG) and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale. Afterwards, data on fall incidence were updated annually using phone interviews.
Results: In a 10-year period of observation, in 384 (60%) women at least one fall occurred. At baseline, 90% of subjects achieved maximal value in the IADL scale (24 points). Although the difference between mean IADL score in those who fell and did not fall was noticeable (23.50 ± 1.68 vs. 23.65 ± 1.47, respectively), the category of any IADL score below 24 points was significantly more frequent in women with falls (71.9% vs. 28.1%; chi-square 4.2, p < 0.05). The SAG score in the subgroup with falls was (10.75 ± 3.39) and did not differ in comparison to subgroup without falls (10.27 ± 2.72).
Conclusion: The baseline result of the IADL scale but not that of the SAG test are related to the incidence of falls in a 10-year prospective observation. Adequate correction of functional status may benefit patients and reduce the fall rate.
Keywords
female; functional status; fall incidence
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Functional status as a predictor of the incidence of falls in 10-year follow-up: results from the RAC-OST-POL study
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Endokrynol Pol 2023;74(4):404-407.
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female
functional status
fall incidence
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Wojciech Pluskiewicz
Piotr Adamczyk
Bogna Drozdzowska
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