01838nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001100001300042700002600055700001900081700002200100700002100122700001400143700001600157700001800173700001700191700001800208700001700226245011900243300001200362490000700374520120100381022001401582       2018                            d1 aIvers R.1 aSherrington Catherine1 aTiedemann Anne1 aLukaszyk Caroline1 aCoombes Julieann1 aBroe Tony1 aRogers Kris1 aRadford Kylie1 aDelbaere Kim1 aDaylight Gail1 aDraper Brian00aRisk factors for falls among older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in urban and regional communities.  a113-1190 v373 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To examine associations between fall risk factors identified previously in other populations and falls among Aboriginal people aged 60 years and older, living in New South Wales, Australia.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Interviews were conducted with older Aboriginal people in five urban and regional communities. Associations between past falls and 22 fall predictor variables were examined using linear and multiple regression analyses.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Of the 336 participants, 80 people (24%) reported at least one fall in the past year, and 34 (10%) reported two or more falls. Participants had an increased fall risk if they were female; used three or more medications; had arthritis, macular degeneration, depression, history of stroke; were unable to do their own housework; or were unable to do their own shopping.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Falls were experienced by one-quarter of study participants. Fall risk factors identified for older Aboriginal people appear to be similar to those identified in the general population. Understanding of fall risk factors may assist with the development of appropriate and effective community-led fall prevention programs.</p>  a1741-6612