Non-Fracture Fall Injuries and Long-Term Geriatric Consequences in Older Women and Men from a Cross-Cohort Study
Description: Project Narrative The goal of this R01 application is to examine time trends for incident fall injuries in Medicare, including non- fracture fall injuries (NFFI) and fractures, across 20 years of cohort data and if changes in key risk factors of metabolic and neuromuscular function over the time period explains trends; and then evaluate major geriatric outcomes subsequent to NFFI in a pooled cohort of nearly 12,000 older adults (61% women, 33% minorities, 36% aged >80 years, 27% obese). Incident fracture and NFFI, defined as fall injuries without prior fracture, will be identified from 5-10 years of self-reported questions and Medicare Fee for Service (FFS) Parts A and B claims; and then incident NFFI will be related to subsequent inpatient hospitalizations, skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays and mortality for up to 5 years after NFFI. Our validated approach from past projects will pool extensive cohort data and Medicare claims to evaluate fall injury trends, including clinical NFFI, as a public health issue in aging.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R01
Start date: 2020-04-15
End date: 2026-12-31
Investigator: ELSA S. STROTMEYER (lead)
Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 11
Funder award ID: R01AG061136
OpenAlex ID: G9000880436