Citation

Porto JM, Cangussu-Oliveira LM, Freire Junior RC, Vieira FT, Capato LL, de Oliveira BGM, de Abreu DCC. J. Appl. Gerontol. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0733464820932778

PMID

32546083

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether lower limb muscle strength could be a risk factor for the first fall among nonfaller community-dwelling older adults.

METHOD: Hip, knee, and ankle peak torque (PT) was measured with an isokinetic dynamometer in 101 older adults with no history of falls in the previous year. Next, the authors followed up the participants on a monthly basis by telephone contact to determine the occurrence of fall episodes over a period of 1 year. Multivariate logistic regression adjusted for confounding variables was applied to assess the relationship between falls and lower limb PT.

RESULTS: there was no association between lower limb PT and future falls (p >.05).

CONCLUSION: Based on these results, it is important to identify other factors that predispose older adults with no history of falls to falling for the first time, so that early and effective preventive strategies may be elaborated.

Language: en

Keywords

prevention; risk factors; falls; first fall; muscle weakness; nonfallers