TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The impact of physical activity and function on falls in assisted living residents
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Resnick, Barbara
A1  - Galik, Elizabeth
A1  - Boltz, Marie
A1  - Vigne, Erin
A1  - Holmes, Sarah
A1  - Fix, Steven
A1  - Zhu, Shijun
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The purpose of this study was to describe physical activity and function of older adults in assisted living communities and test the association between moderate and vigorous activity and falls. This study used baseline data from 393 participants from the first two cohorts in the Function Focused Care in Assisted Living Using the Evidence Integration Triangle (FFC-AL-EIT) study. The majority of participants were female (N=276, 70%) and white (N=383, 97%) with a mean age of 87 (SD=7). Controlling for age, cognition, gender, setting, and function, time spent in moderate or vigorous levels of physical activity was associated with having a fall in the prior four months. Those who engaged in more moderate physical activity were.6% less likely to have a fall (OR=.994, Wald statistic = 5.54, p=.02) and those who engaged in more vigorous activity were 2% less likely to have a fall (OR=.980, Wald statistic = 3.88, p=.05).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0291
ID  - ref1
ER  -