Author | Moreira, Bruno de Souza | |
Author | Andrade, Amanda Cristina de Souza | |
Author | Xavier, César Coelho | |
Author | Proietti, Fernando Augusto | |
Author | Braga, Luciana de Souza | |
Author | Friche, Amélia Augusta de Lima | |
Author | Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira | |
Access date | 2023-08-30T13:22:30Z | |
Available date | 2023-08-30T13:22:30Z | |
Document date | 2020 | |
Citation | MOREIRA, Bruno de Souza et al. Perceived neighborhood and fall history among communitydwelling older adults living in a large Brazilian urban area: a multilevel approach. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. p. 1-13, 2020. doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2020.1782354. | en_US |
ISSN | 0960-3123 | en_US |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/60261 | |
Language | eng | en_US |
Publisher | Informa Healthcare | en_US |
Rights | restricted access | en_US |
Title | Perceived neighborhood and fall history among communitydwelling older adults living in a large Brazilian urban area: a multilevel approach | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
Abstract | Few studies have examined the neighborhood features related to falls in the older population in low-and-middle-income countries, including Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate if perceived neighborhood features are related to falls among older Brazilian adults living in a large urban area. This cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 834 participants (≥60 years) from a multistage household survey in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The association between fall history in the previous year and perceived neighborhood features (quality of services, physical and social disorder, and safety) was examined using multilevel logistic regression. The fall prevalence was 13.6%. Older adults living in neighborhoods with a higher physical disorder were more likely to report fall in the previous year, even after controlling for demographic, clinical and social variables (OR = 2.59; 95% CI = 1.14-5.87). The other neighborhood features investigated were not associated with a fall history. Our findings suggest that improving the physical environment represents an important strategy to prevent falls in the Brazilian urban older population. | en_US |
Affilliation | Graduate Program in Public Health. Faculty of Medicine. Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Department of Public Health.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá, MT, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Faculty of Health and Human Ecology. Vespasiano, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Department of Preventive and Social Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Graduate Program in Public Health. Faculty of Medicine. Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Graduate Program in Public Health. Faculty of Medicine. Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
Subject | Falls | en_US |
Subject | aged | en_US |
Subject | multilevel analysis | en_US |
Subject | neighborhood | en_US |
Subject | urban health | en_US |
Embargo date | 3100-12-31 | |