title: Fall Risk and Its Associated Factors among Older Adults without Home-Help Services in a Swedish Municipality.
abstract: During preventive home visits, the purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of fall risk and any associated factors. Participants (n = 1471) were cognitively sound community-dwelling older adults (≥ 70 years) without home-help service, living in a Swedish municipality. The Downton Fall Risk Index and nine single items were used. Tiredness/fatigue, age ≥ 80, inability to walk 1 hr, inability to climb stairs and worrying were significantly associated with fall risk. Preventive home visits incorporating fall-risk screening proved valuable, providing information for interventions aimed at preventing falls, maintaining independence, and facilitating health among community dwelling participants.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Sciences , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.|b The PRO-CARE Group , Kristianstad University , Kristianstad , Sweden.
authors.forename: Catharina Sjödahl
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hammarlund
authors.affiliation: b The PRO-CARE Group , Kristianstad University , Kristianstad , Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hagell
authors.affiliation: b The PRO-CARE Group , Kristianstad University , Kristianstad , Sweden.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Westergren
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden