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Home and Neighborhood Context of Falls Among Black and White Older Americans
Journal of aging and health, v 33(9), pp 721-731
01 Oct 2021
PMID: 33877940
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Abstract
Objectives: To examine social and physical environmental fall-risk factors in a nationally representative sample of community-living older adults overall and by racial group. Methods: We used data from the 2015 and 2016 rounds of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 5581) linked to census tract measures from the American Community Survey. Recurrent falls are defined as 2+ self-reported falls over 12 months. Results: Older adults with recurrent falls were more likely to have lower education, lower income, financial hardship, live in homes with disorder and disrepair and in neighborhoods without sidewalks, with high social deprivation, and in nonmetropolitan counties. Home disrepair, lack of sidewalks, and residence in a nonmetropolitan county were important fall-risk factors among White older adults only. Financial hardship was an important risk factor among Black older adults. Discussion: Environmental factors are associated with recurrent falls among older Americans and should be incorporated into fall-risk profiles and prevention efforts.
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- Title
- Home and Neighborhood Context of Falls Among Black and White Older Americans
- Creators
- Safiyyah M. Okoye - Johns Hopkins UniversityLaura J. Samuel - Johns Hopkins UniversityChanee Fabius - Johns Hopkins UniversityJohn Mulcahy - University of MinnesotaLisa M. Reider - Johns Hopkins UniversitySarah L. Szanton - Johns Hopkins UniversityJennifer L. Wolff - Johns Hopkins University
- Publication Details
- Journal of aging and health, v 33(9), pp 721-731
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Grant note
- K01AG054751; T32AG000247 / National Institute on Aging (https://doi.org/10.13039/100000049)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000644041700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85104801328
- Other Identifier
- 991021867053304721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Gerontology
- Health Policy & Services