作者
Elizabeth W Peterson, Chi C Cho, Lena von Koch, Marcia L Finlayson
发表日期
2008/6/1
期刊
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
卷号
89
期号
6
页码范围
1031-1037
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Peterson EW, Cho CC, von Koch L, Finlayson ML. Injurious falls among middle aged and older adults with multiple sclerosis.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, receiving medical attention for a recent injurious fall among middle-aged and older adults who have multiple sclerosis (MS).
DESIGN
Survey.
SETTING
United States.
PARTICIPANTS
Seven hundred people with MS, age 55 years or older and living in the United States, were randomly selected from the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis Registry and invited by mail to participate in the study. A total of 354 people, aged 55 to 94 years, completed the survey.
INTERVENTIONS
Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Participant's self-report regarding receipt of medical care for a fall-related injury (received care within the past 6mo, >6mo ago, or never).
RESULTS
More than 50% of study participants …
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