TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Longitudinal association between subjective fatigue and future falls in community-dwelling older adults: the Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcomes in the Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS)
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Kamitani, Tsukasa
A1  - Yamamoto, Yosuke
A1  - Kurita, Noriaki
A1  - Yamazaki, Shin
A1  - Fukuma, Shingo
A1  - Otani, Koji
A1  - Sekiguchi, Miho
A1  - Onishi, Yoshihiro
A1  - Takegami, Misa
A1  - Ono, Rei
A1  - Konno, Shinichi
A1  - Kikuchi, Shinichi
A1  - Fukuhara, Shunichi
SP  - 67
EP  - 84
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We examined the longitudinal association between the severity of fatigue and falls in community-dwelling older adults. <br><br>METHOD: Subjective fatigue was assessed using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) Vitality subscale and classified into four categories by quartile (mildest, mild, moderate, severe). The main outcome was the incidence of any falls during the 2-year follow-up period. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 751 participants, 236 (31.4%) experienced falls during the 2-year period. In multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for possible confounding factors, the adjusted odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) for mild, moderate, and severe categories (vs. mildest category) of 1.60 (0.94-2.75), 1.87 (1.12-3.11), and 2.15 (1.23-3.76), respectively ( p for trend =.007). <br><br>DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that the severity of fatigue is associated with the risk of subsequent falls for community-dwelling older adults even after adjustment for possible confounding factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264317721825
ID  - ref1
ER  -