Environmental features contributing to falls in persons with vision impairment: The role of home lighting and home hazards
American Journal of Ophthalmology May 06, 2021
Ramulu PY, Mihailovic A, Jian-Yu E, et al. - Experts aspired to explore whether home hazards and lighting levels are correlated with higher fall rates in adults with varying degrees of visual field (VF) damage from glaucoma. Candidates with diagnosed or suspected glaucoma provided three years of prospective falls data through monthly falls diaries. The influence of hazards and lighting on fall rates in each home region were assessed in multivariate models adjusting for relevant confounders including age, gender, comorbidity, and severity of visual field (VF) damage. The mean baseline age for the 170 candidates was 71.0 (7.6) years and 78 (46%) of candidates were female. Better lighting was associated with fewer home falls, but not with fewer home hazards. Home lighting improvements may reduce the number of falls in older adults.
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