Relationship between Social Participation, Children's Support, and Social Frailty with Falls among Older Adults in Colombia.

Background: There is limited research on social factors related to falls among older adults. This study assessed the association between falls during the past year with social participation, children's support, relationship with children, and social frailty.

Methods: Participants were 17,687 community-dwelling older adults from the 2015 Survey on Health, Well-being, and Aging (SABE) in Colombia.

Perceived Ageism is Associated With Recurrent Falling Among Older Colombian Adults.

Literature on the association between ageism and falling among older adults is limited. Using data from the nationwide cross-sectional SABE () Colombia Survey in 2015 with 18,875 participants aged ≥60 years living in the communities, the study aims to evaluate the association between perceived ageism within the family, neighborhood, health services, and public services, and recurrent falling. Participants had a mean age of 69.

The Association Between Discrimination and Falling. A National Sample of Older Adults.

Objective: To assess the relationship between discrimination and falling among older people.

Methods: A cross-sectional nationwide population-based face-to-face survey, 2015. The SABE () Colombia Study, 19,004 community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years.

Sarcopenic dysphagia in institutionalised older adults.

Introduction: Sarcopenic dysphagia, defined as dysphagia caused by sarcopenia, is a swallowing disorder of great interest to the medical community. The objective of our study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenic dysphagia in institutionalised older adults.

Material And Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in a nursing home between September and December 2017, with 100 participants.