The associations of multimorbidity with fall- and fracture-related hospitalisations: the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study
In middle-aged adults, we showed that multimorbidity count and certain multimorbidity patterns were associated with increased risk for fall- and fracture-related hospitalisations. Multimorbidity should therefore be considered when assessing a patient's risk of falls and fractures.
Authors
- Chrianna Bharat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-0386)
- Robert H. Eikelboom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-5381)
- Michael Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-4815)
- Kun Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-7574)
- Kevin Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-6046)
- Mark A Hoey
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- WA Country Health Service (AU)
- Ear Science Institute Australia (AU)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Osteoporosis
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-025-01600-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- University of Western Australia