Falls of the elderly are associated with burden of caregivers in the community

Abstract

Among the community-dwelling frail elderly, falls are associated with caregiver burden even when controlling for various possible confounding factors.

Emotional and Psychological Distress of Persons Involved in the Care of Patients with Alzheimer Disease Predicts Falls and Fractures in Their Care Recipients

“…Falls in the elderly are commonly multifactorial in their origin and affect a substantial proportion of older people with dementia [6,8,21,22] . The usual risk factors of cognitively intact subjects were also present in our study population, i.e.…”

“…age, comorbidity, disability, use of medications, among others. Our study was centered on the detection of a new potential risk factor that is often present but neglected in AD subjects [8] . They often depend on others for walking, and we found that this dependence might add to their individual risk profile, under the condition of emotional and psychological distress of the person who provides them with the care necessary for ambulating.…”

“…Mobility, a crucial component of the global health of patients with dementia, is often dependent on the caregivers, whose role in the fall and/or fracture risk composition of care recipients is unknown [8] . The purpose of this study was to investigate whether emotional and psy-chological distress of the carers of subjects with dementia predicts falls and subsequent fractures in the elderly subjects who are in need of their care.…”

Fall concern about older persons shifts to carers as changing health policy focuses on family, home-based care

“…(8) Similar results were also found in a large crosssectional study of 1,874 community-dwelling older persons in Japan. (9) In this study, a history of falls in the person being cared for was associated with increased caregiver burden, even after controlling for functional status and comorbidities. (9) Carers of persons who had fallen subsequently changed their social and Fall concern about older persons shifts to carers as changing health policy focuses on family, home-based care ABSTRACT With the Singaporean population ageing at an exponential rate, home carers are increasingly becoming essential partners in fall prevention and care delivery for older persons living at home and in the community.…”

“…(9) In this study, a history of falls in the person being cared for was associated with increased caregiver burden, even after controlling for functional status and comorbidities. (9) Carers of persons who had fallen subsequently changed their social and Fall concern about older persons shifts to carers as changing health policy focuses on family, home-based care ABSTRACT With the Singaporean population ageing at an exponential rate, home carers are increasingly becoming essential partners in fall prevention and care delivery for older persons living at home and in the community. Singapore, like other Asian countries, regards the family as the main support structure for the older person, and national policies have been implemented to support this cultural expectation.…”