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KMID : 0603920220300020079
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Journal of Korean Academy of Occupational Therapy
2022 Volume.30 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.94
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Association Between Home Environment Characteristics and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
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Jin Yeon-Ju
Hong Ick-Pyo
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between falls and thedemographic and health-related characteristics of older adults as well as their homeenvironments.
Methods: A total of 9,411 community-dwelling older adults were retrieved from the 2020National Survey of Older Koreans. The relationships among falls, demographic andhealth-related characteristics, and home environment were analyzed using step-wisehierarchical logistic regression models. The dependent variable was fall events during thepast 12 months, and the independent variables were demographics, health-relatedcharacteristics, and home environments.
Results: The majority of the sample individuals were 65-74 years in age (n = 6,069, 64.49%)and female (n = 5,626, 59.78%). A total of 585 (6.2%) older adults experienced a fallduring the past year. Among the older adults, those living in another house type (odds ratio[OR] = 3.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.85-8.27), having no spouse ([OR] = 2.30,95% [CI] 1.37-3.85), and having no jobs ([OR] = 2.13, 95% [CI] 1.49-3.04) were likelyto have a fall during the past 12 months.
Conclusion: The findings of this study can inform clinicians regarding the fall-relatedcharacteristics in community-dwelling older adults and help practitioners prioritize treatmentplans for home modifications.
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KEYWORD
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Older adults, Falls, Home environment
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