Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica

The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falling among community-dwelling older adults in Jamaica. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to recruit a nationally representative sample of 2,943 older adults. The fall prevalence in the past 6 months was 21....

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Main Authors: Kathryn Mitchell-Fearon, Kenneth James, Norman Waldron, Desmalee Holder-Nevins, Douladel Willie-Tyndale, Hazel Laws, Denise Eldemire-Shearer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-12-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014564351