Research Into Risk Factors for Hospitalization Following a Fall in Older Patients

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France60 enrolled

Overview

Every year, a considerable number of older people fall, with a variety of consequences. These falls can lead to hospitalization, with consequent adverse effects on these people, as well as a significant cost to society. The risk factors for falls themselves are well identified, but not those that lead to hospitalizations in older people who all fall. Some risk factors, such as age, cannot be modified. With a view to preventing hospitalizations in older patients who fall, The investigators aimed to identify functional, and therefore modifiable, risk factors for hospitalizations in patients who fall, such as gait parameters. The investigators hope that the results of this study will lead to early identification of the risk of hospitalization in these patients and thus to appropriate rehabilitation as early as possible to limit this risk.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient over 65 years old * Patient having had at least one fall * Patient able to walk without human assistance * Hospitalized at the geriatrics center or seen in fall consultation at the Strasbourg University Hospital during the period from 05/01/2023 to 01/31/2024 Exclusion Criteria: \- Subject (and/or their legal representative if applicable) having expressed their (their) opposition to the reuse of their data

Locations (1)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gait parameters assessed using the GAITrite® mat

The recorded GAITrite® data consisted of: * gait speed : in (cm/s) * cadence: in (steps/min) * step time and cycle time : in (s) * step length and stride length : in (cm)

Time frame: The outcome measure is assessed at inclusion