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Alternative Title:
Inj Epidemiol
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40621-016-0070-y
Personal Author:
Durbin, Laura ; Kharrazi, Rebekah J. ; Graber, Rebecca ; Mielenz, Thelma J.
Durbin, Laura ; Kharrazi, Rebekah J. ; Graber, Rebecca ; Mielenz, Thelma J. Less -
Description:
Background

Social support has been shown to be associated with various positive health outcomes among older adults but has not been previously examined in relation to falls, which are a serious health concern among older adults.

Findings

This study (n = 1000) uses multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the relationship between social contact and perceived availability of social support and falls among older adults. When adjusting for demographic and other covariates neither relationship was significant.

Conclusions

This study does not find evidence to suggest that social support could be a prevention measure for falls. Future research on this topic should focus on careful definition and precise measurement of the social support construct.


Subject:
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Accidental Falls
Aging
Risk Factors
Short Report
Social Support

Source:
Inj Epidemiol. 3.
Pubmed ID:
26900545
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4744831
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R49 CE002096/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1ede02036d309006367bc5a28aa52899a184cd772a96a12e3dfd74d51c37a78c
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