Prevalence of falls and associations with family functioning among community-dwelling older adults in Guangzhou, China
The prevalence of falls among community-dwelling older adults in Guangzhou City was high, and the influencing factors were complex. It is recommended to develop and implement comprehensive intervention measures for high-risk groups, including those who are females, older adults, and suffer from chronic diseases while paying special attention to the care of family members for older adults.
Authors
- Wenjian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9039-3618)
- Lexin Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-3792)
- Weiquan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-1715)
- Wenhao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-1412)
- Zhiwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6465-7779)
- Jiamin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-5520)
- Wei Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-7193)
- Zhili Peng
- Siyu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7642-2467)
Institutions
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1450745
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China