Age modifies the association between apathy and recurrent falling in Dutch ambulant older persons with a high fall risk Recurrent falling in Dutch outpatients, does apathy play a role?

Apathy, a common and disabling behavioural syndrome in older persons, has been associated with impaired physical performance and executive dysfunction. Both are fall risk factors and they share pathophysiological pathway. We cross-sectionally examined the association between apathy and recurrent falling (>= 2 falls in the past 12 months) and number of falls in the past 12 months in 243 outpatients aged >= 65 years with >= 3 fall risk-factors visiting a fall-clinic after a fall. We calculated Odds Ratio's (ORs), Incidence Rate Ratio's (IRRs) and their 95% Confidential Intervals (CI95)... Mehr ...