Frailty and Falls in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis

To explore the association between frailty and history of falls in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Secondary analysis. University research laboratories in the United States and Israel. A total of 118 people (N=118) with relapsing-remitting MS (mean age, 48.9±10.0 years; 74.6% female; Exp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2022-05, Vol.103 (5), p.952-957
Hauptverfasser:	Zanotto, Tobia, Galperin, Irina, Mirelman, Anat, Yehezkiyahu, Shahar, Estes, John, Chen, Lingjun, Regev, Keren, Karni, Arnon, Schmitz-Hübsch, Tanja, Paul, Friedemann, Lynch, Sharon G., Akinwuntan, Abiodun E., Devos, Hannes, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M., Sosnoff, Jacob J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental falls Adult Aged Aging Cross-Sectional Studies Female Frail Elderly Frailty Frailty - epidemiology Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology Rehabilitation
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Zusammenfassung:	To explore the association between frailty and history of falls in people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Secondary analysis. University research laboratories in the United States and Israel. A total of 118 people (N=118) with relapsing-remitting MS (mean age, 48.9±10.0 years; 74.6% female; Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS] range, 1.0-6.0) were studied in this cross-sectional analysis. Not applicable. A frailty index was calculated from 40 health deficits by following standard validated procedures. The number of falls (12-month history) was recorded. Overall, 33.9%, 29.7%, and 36.4% of participants were classified as nonfrail, moderately frail, and severely frail, respectively. The frailty index was significantly correlated (ρ=0.37, P
ISSN:	0003-9993 1532-821X
DOI:	10.1016/j.apmr.2021.10.025