Ahmad Delbari, Amirali Azimi, Morvarid Najafi, Mohammad Saatchi, Mohammad Bidkhori, Mohammad Ebrahim Mousavi, Fatemeh-Sadat Tabatabaei, Elham Hooshmand
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FOF), complications arising from falls, and identify possible sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with these outcomes among older adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was based on the first wave of the Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA), which includes participants over 50 years of age residing in Ardakan, Iran. Fall history, number of fall events, FOF, hospitalizations, and fractures in the past 12 months were assessed through a face-to-face interview...
2024: Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine