TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Relationship between the occurrence of falls by season and physical functions of community-dwelling old-old people living in cold, snowy areas
JO  - Geriatrics and gerontology international
A1  - Kihara, Yuriko
A1  - Yamaguchi, Ryo
A1  - Makino, Keitaro
A1  - Shimizu, Kotaro
A1  - Ito, Kazunari
A1  - Furuna, Taketo
SP  - 124
EP  - 129
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - AIM: To investigate the functional characteristics of older adults who experienced a fall in the winter season and other seasons. <br><br>METHODS: Participants were 403 older adults enrolled in the project "Population-Based and Inspiring Potential Activity for Old-old Inhabitants," and were living in cold, snowy regions in Japan. They were aged ≥75 years, and 41.9% (n = 169) were men. Sociodemographic characteristics, and physical, psycho-cognitive and social factors were surveyed. By experiences of falls, they were divided into three groups: the non-fall group, the fall in non-winter group and the fall in winter group. Each factor was compared with a χ<sup>2</sup> -test, Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test. Logistic regression analysis was carried out. spss version 25 was used for the statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at 5%. <br><br>RESULTS: No differences were confirmed between the non-fall and fall in winter groups. In contrast, the maximum walking speed in the fall in non-winter group was significantly slower than the non-fall group, even with adjustment by variables, such as age, sex and self-efficacy. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: When considering intervention methods for health promotion, it is necessary to consider not only the presence or absence of falls, but also the seasons of falls. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; ••: ••-••.<br><br>© 2018 Japan Geriatrics Society.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1444-1586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13566
ID  - ref1
ER  -