Risk factors for falls, falls with injury, and falls with fracture among older men with or at risk of HIV infection

KM Erlandson, L Zhang, DK Ng, KN Althoff… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Falls and fall risk factors are common among people living with HIV (PLWH).
We sought to identify fall risk factors among men with and without HIV. Methods: Men aged …

Risk factors for falls in HIV-infected persons

KM Erlandson, AA Allshouse… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The incidence of and risk factors for falls in HIV-1–infected persons are
unknown. Methods: Fall history during the prior 12 months, medical diagnoses, and …

Polypharmacy, hazardous alcohol and illicit substance use, and serious falls among PLWH and uninfected comparators

JA Womack, TE Murphy, CT Rentsch… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Medication classes, polypharmacy, and hazardous alcohol and illicit substance
abuse may exhibit stronger associations with serious falls among persons living with HIV …

Longitudinal study of falls among HIV-infected and uninfected women: the role of cognition

A Sharma, DR Hoover, Q Shi, S Holman… - Antiviral …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Although fracture rates are higher in HIV+ than HIV-women, whether HIV
infection increases risk of falls is unclear. We determined the longitudinal occurrence and …

Falls among middle-aged women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study

A Sharma, DR Hoover, Q Shi, S Holman… - Antiviral …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background To determine the frequency and risk factors for falls among middle-aged HIV+
and HIV-women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Methods We quantified self …

Fall frequency and associated factors among men and women with or at risk for HIV infection

KM Erlandson, MW Plankey, G Springer… - HIV …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Falls and fall‐related injuries are a major public health concern. HIV‐infected
adults have been shown to have a high incidence of falls. Identification of major risk factors …

Falls in HIV-infected patients: a geriatric syndrome in a susceptible population

MA Ruiz, T Reske, C Cefalu… - Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Falls is a common geriatric syndrome that has not been well characterized in
HIV-infected populations. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our database and identified …

Assessing the contributions of modifiable risk factors to serious falls and fragility fractures among older persons living with HIV

JA Womack, TE Murphy… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although 50 years represents middle age among uninfected individuals,
studies have shown that persons living with HIV (PWH) begin to demonstrate elevated risk …

Fall history and associated factors among adults living with HIV-1 in the Cape Winelands, South Africa: an exploratory investigation

K Berner, H Strijdom, MF Essop… - Open Forum …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background People with HIV-1 (PWH) exhibit a high fall incidence and increased
fracture risk. As little is known about fall frequency and associated factors in PWH residing in …

Falls in people living with HIV: a scoping review

MY Charumbira, K Berner, QA Louw - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Recent research has indicated seemingly increased propensity for falls and
accelerated bone demineralisation in people living with HIV (PLWH). We aim to map out the …