Table 4.

Predictors of new placement in a nursing home according to fall, fall-related injury, and multiple falls

Predictor	Primary analysis	Secondary analyses
	One or more falls	Falls without injury	Falls with injury	Multiple falls
Fall	2.03 (1.37–3.00)	1.83 (1.17–2.85)	2.35 (1.15–4.77)	1.51 (0.69–3.30)
Dementia	1.97 (1.46–2.67)	1.93 (1.42–2.62)	1.97 (1.43–2.72)	1.95 (1.41–2.69)
Delirium	0.73 (0.55–0.98)	0.76 (0.56–1.02)	0.73 (0.53–1.00)	0.76 (0.56–1.04)
Age	1.02 (1.00–1.04)	1.02 (1.00–1.04)	1.02 (1.00–1.04)	1.02 (1.00–1.04)
Male sex	1.67 (1.27–2.21)	1.66 (1.25–2.20)	1.75 (1.31–2.35)	1.70 (1.27–2.29)
CSHA-CFS	3.39 (2.74–4.18)	3.37 (2.72–4.18)	3.20 (2.57–3.98)	3.24 (2.60–4.05)
BPSD	2.53 (1.69–3.81)	2.61 (1.73–3.96)	2.53 (1.63–3.93)	2.62 (1.69–4.07)
Urine retention	2.10 (1.47–3.01)	2.13 (1.48–3.07)	2.08 (1.41–3.06)	1.97 (1.34–2.90)
Knee arthritis (severe)	2.36 (1.20–4.62)	2.42 (1.21–4.86)	2.39 (1.20–4.79)	2.37 (1.19–4.74)
Deconditioning	1.43 (1.04–1.96)	1.52 (1.10–2.10)	1.54 (1.10–2.15)	1.73 (1.24–2.41)
Intracranial hemorrhage		2.93 (1.08–7.90)	3.68 (1.33–10.14)	3.89 (1.41–10.75)

Notes: Dementia, delirium, age, and sex were forced into all models. Age was not significant in falls with injury (P=0.09) and multiple falls (P=0.06) models. Spearman correlation coefficients between dementia and BPSD =0.26, between delirium and dementia =0.25, and between delirium and CSHA-CFS =0.24. Data shown as OR (95% CI).

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CSHA-CFS, Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale; BPSD, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.