1. Fall risk in stroke survivors: Effects of stroke plus dementia and reduced motor functional capacity
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Aviroop Dutt-Mazumder, Mark D. Peterson, Daniel G. Whitney, and Chandramouli Krishnan
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BACKGROUND: Despite extensive research on falls among individuals with stroke, little is known regarding the impact of neurological conditions with comorbid diagnoses and motor functional capacity on the risk of falls in these individuals. Hence, the purpose of this study was to determine the fall risk and the contribution of reduced motor functional capacity to fall risk in individuals with stroke, dementia, and stroke plus dementia. METHODS: Data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), a nationally-representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries, were analyzed for this cross-sectional study. The odds of self-reported falls within the past month in three subgroups of neurological conditions [stroke (n=751), dementia (n=369), and stroke plus dementia (n=141)] were evaluated with a reference group of individuals with no stroke/dementia [i.e., controls (n=6337)] using logistic regression models. RESULTS: The prevalence of a recent fall was significantly higher (P
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- 2019