TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Social mediators of the association between depression and falls among older adults
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Lohman, Matthew C.
A1  - Fallahi, Afsaneh
A1  - Mishio Bawa, Eric
A1  - Wei, Jingkai
A1  - Merchant, Anwar T.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the role of social factors in the association between depression and falls among older adults. <br><br>METHODS: The sample included data from 3443 older adults from three waves of the Health and Retirement Study (2010-2014). A Lifestyle Questionnaire was used to measure social engagement, social network contact, and neighborhood social context. Mediating effects of social factors were estimated through causal mediation analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Poorer social engagement and network contact were associated with greater likelihood of falls, while poorer neighborhood context was associated with greater likelihood of fall injuries. Social engagement mediated a significant portion of the effect of depression on falls (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.06), and neighborhood context mediated a portion of the effect of depression on fall injuries (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.07). <br><br>DISCUSSION: The direct and indirect impacts of social factors suggest that considering them may help improve existing fall prevention approaches.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08982643231152276
ID  - ref1
ER  -