Perceived neighborhood and fall history among community-dwelling older adults living in a large Brazilian urban area: a multilevel approach

dc.creatorMoreira, Bruno de Souza
dc.creatorAndrade, Amanda Cristina de Souza
dc.creatorCoelho, César
dc.creatorProietti, Fernando Augusto
dc.creatorBraga, Luciana de Souza
dc.creatorFriche, Amélia Augusta de Lima
dc.creatorCaiaffa, Waleska Teixeira
dc.date2020-08-24T18:17:51Z
dc.date2020-08-24T18:17:51Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T00:15:41Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T00:15:41Z
dc.identifierMOREIRA, Bruno de Souza et al. Perceived neighborhood and fall history among community-dwelling older adults living in a large Brazilian urban area: a multilevel approach. Int J Environ Health Res, 2020, p. 1-13, 2020. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1782354.
dc.identifier0960-3123
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42935
dc.identifier10.1080/09603123.2020.1782354
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8899064
dc.descriptionFew 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.
dc.description2100-01-01
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectFalls
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjecturban health
dc.subjectneighborhood
dc.subjectmultilevel analysis
dc.titlePerceived neighborhood and fall history among community-dwelling older adults living in a large Brazilian urban area: a multilevel approach
dc.typeArticle


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