October 7, 2025European Geriatric MedicineOpen Access

The association between one-year fall history and quality of life among older adults in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study: does fall frequency matter?

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TYTewodros YosefDeakin University JPJulie Anne PascoBarwon Health MTMonica C. TemboDeakin University

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Observational analysis highlights the impact of fall frequency on quality of life among older adults, suggesting recurrent falls significantly reduce well-being.

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Recurrent falls lead to significant declines in quality of life across all assessed domains.
Participants averaged 75.4 years, with recurrent falls correlating to physical betas as low as -10.7.
Tobit regression analysis was employed to assess the association between falls and quality of life.
Findings indicate that strategies targeting recurrent fallers may enhance overall well-being.

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Yosef et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e585d0b1e78cc4e5f46404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01324-7

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Observational analysis highlights the impact of fall frequency on quality of life among older adults, suggesting recurrent falls significantly reduce well-being.

The association between one-year fall history and quality of life among older adults in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study: does fall frequency matter?

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The association between one-year fall history and quality of life among older adults in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study: does fall frequency matter?

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