ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Global, regional, and national time trends in falls and their predictions: an age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
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- Determinants of implementing fall risk screening for older adults in primary care settings: protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Older Adult Movement Assessment Through Rehabilitation Software for Upper Limb Exoskeleton.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Balance impairment as a central correlate of falls, short sleep, and physical health in community-dwelling adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Trends in burden of falls among children aged 0-14 years in China from 1990-2021 and prediction to 2030.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Falls are a global public health issue with a heavy disease and socioeconomic burden, with an increasing number of risky people. The aim of this study is to explore the global disease burden of falls and to provide a scientific basis for the prevention and management of falls. Methods: This study used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) to analyse global, regional, and national temporal trends in falls. An age-period-cohort (APC) model was applied to analyse data from 1990 to 2021, with global predictions made through 2046. Findings: Although the falls mortality of all age groups has shown a slight decline globally over the past three decades (Net drift = 0.84%, 95% CI: -0.92, -0.76), the mortality varying across regional and intra-regional levels by sociodemographic index (SDI) quintiles, gender and older adults have not substantially decreased (local drift above 75 years: >0). The APC model reveals that falls mortality has increased with age, especially after the age of 55 years. The period effects shows an overall downward trend (Rate Ratio: 1.08-0.87). The cohort effect shows a trend of increasing first (RR: 1.02-1.18) and then decreasing (RR: 1.18-0.40). The marked heterogeneity in falls mortality is across higher-SDI regions. Population aging is identified as the primary contributor to changes in global falls mortality rates. Conclusion: Falls among older adults remain a persistent global issue, with significant regional and intra-regional disparities in falls mortality. These findings underscore the urgent need for age- and region-specific interventions to address this public health challenge.
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