Risk of fall in patients with COPD
A matched cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence of falls in patients following a diagnosis of COPD using a UK primary care database. 44 400 patients with COPD and 175 545 non-COPD subjects were identified. The incidence rate of fall per 1000 person-years in patients with COPD was hig...
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| author | Hakamy, Ali Bolton, Charlotte E. Gibson, Jack E. McKeever, Tricia M. |
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| description | A matched cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence of falls in patients following a diagnosis of COPD using a UK primary care database. 44 400 patients with COPD and 175 545 non-COPD subjects were identified. The incidence rate of fall per 1000 person-years in patients with COPD was higher (44.9; 95% CI 44.1 to 45.8) compared with non-COPD subjects (24.1; 95% CI 23.8 to 24.5) (P<0.0001). Patients with COPD were 55% more likely to have an incident record of fall than non-COPD subjects (adjusted HR, 1.55; 95% CI 1.50 to 1.59). The greater falls risk in patients with COPD needs consideration and modifiable factors addressed. |
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| spelling | nottingham-509652019-03-21T04:30:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50965/ Risk of fall in patients with COPD Hakamy, Ali Bolton, Charlotte E. Gibson, Jack E. McKeever, Tricia M. A matched cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence of falls in patients following a diagnosis of COPD using a UK primary care database. 44 400 patients with COPD and 175 545 non-COPD subjects were identified. The incidence rate of fall per 1000 person-years in patients with COPD was higher (44.9; 95% CI 44.1 to 45.8) compared with non-COPD subjects (24.1; 95% CI 23.8 to 24.5) (P<0.0001). Patients with COPD were 55% more likely to have an incident record of fall than non-COPD subjects (adjusted HR, 1.55; 95% CI 1.50 to 1.59). The greater falls risk in patients with COPD needs consideration and modifiable factors addressed. BMJ Publishing Group 2018-03-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50965/1/fall%20research%20letter_cleaned%20R2.pdf Hakamy, Ali, Bolton, Charlotte E., Gibson, Jack E. and McKeever, Tricia M. (2018) Risk of fall in patients with COPD. Thorax . ISSN 1468-3296 COPD Falls. Balance epidemiology http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/21/thoraxjnl-2017-211008 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008 |
| spellingShingle | COPD Falls. Balance epidemiology Hakamy, Ali Bolton, Charlotte E. Gibson, Jack E. McKeever, Tricia M. Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title | Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title_full | Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title_fullStr | Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title_short | Risk of fall in patients with COPD |
| title_sort | risk of fall in patients with copd |
| topic | COPD Falls. Balance epidemiology |
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