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The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the frequency of falls and selected socioeconomic factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was conducted among 351 patients of a rehabilitation clinic and center. The research method was a structured diagnostic survey using the Falls Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) to collect data on fall incidence and associated risk factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A significant relationship was found between the age of the participants, their level of education (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.00015), and the type of work previously performed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.00039) and the frequency of falls. The frequency of falls increased with age, and falls were more common among less educated individuals and those who previously performed physical work. A significant relationship was also found between marital status (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.00039), material status (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004), and the number of people in the household (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) and the frequency of falls. Falls were most frequent among widowed individuals and those with poorer financial situations. People living alone and those living in households with more than two members experienced falls more often.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>These findings suggest that educational background and financial constraints may contribute to fall risk, emphasizing the need for targeted fall prevention programs among vulnerable populations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1571312","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,13]],"date-time":"2025-03-13T05:18:40Z","timestamp":1741843120000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Risk factors and socioeconomic determinants of falls among older adults"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Maruszewska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tadeusz","family":"Ambro\u017cy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0141ukasz","family":"Rydzik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","first-page":"21","article-title":"The role of family nurse in prevention of falls in elderly people","volume":"15","author":"Kami\u0144ska","year":"2013","journal-title":"Family Medicine & Primary Care Review"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"255","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22020255","article-title":"Risk factors for fall-related mild traumatic brain injuries among older adults: a systematic review highlighting research gaps","volume":"22","author":"Okrah","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2294","DOI":"10.1111\/ggi.13082","article-title":"Perturbation-based balance training for falls reduction among older adults: Current evidence and implications for clinical practice","volume":"17","author":"Gerards","year":"2017","journal-title":"Geriatr Gerontol Int."},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"821","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199409293311301","article-title":"Multifactorial Intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community","volume":"331","author":"Tinetti","year":"1994","journal-title":"New Engl J Med."},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1174","DOI":"10.1097\/00005650-200012000-00004","article-title":"Environmental hazards and the risk of nonsyncopal falls in the homes of community-living older persons","volume":"38","author":"Gill","year":"2000","journal-title":"Med Care."},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1502451","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2025.1502451","article-title":"Selective dorsal rhizotomy long-term effects on functional motility in Jordanian children with spastic cerebral palsy","volume":"16","author":"Al-kharabsheh","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front Neurol"},{"key":"B7","first-page":"35","author":"Szynak","year":"2003","journal-title":"Polska staro\u015b\u0107"},{"key":"B8","first-page":"132","article-title":"Analiza przyczyn, czestotliwo\u015bci oraz profilaktyki upadk\u00f3w w\u015br\u00f3d mieszka\u0144c\u00f3w Bia\u0142egostoku w wieku podesz\u0142ym","volume":"27","author":"Ejsmont","year":"2019","journal-title":"Gerontologia Polska."},{"key":"B9","first-page":"2","author":"Grodzicki","year":"2006","journal-title":"Geriatria z elementami gerontologii og\u00f3lnej"},{"key":"B10","first-page":"195","article-title":"Profilaktyka upadk\u00f3w u ludzi w podesz\u0142ym wieku","volume":"3","author":"Swiatek","year":"2013","journal-title":"Pielegniarstwo i Zdrowie Publiczne."},{"key":"B11","volume-title":"Geriatria i pielegniarstwo geriatryczne","author":"Wieczorowska-Tobis","year":"2008"},{"key":"B12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1527","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1532-5415.2004.52417.x","article-title":"Detection and management of falls and instability in vulnerable elders by community physicians","volume":"52","author":"Rubenstein","year":"2004","journal-title":"J Am Geriatr Soc."},{"key":"B13","first-page":"13","article-title":"Ocena ryzyka upadku u os\u00f3b starszych przebywajacych na oddziale rehabilitacji","volume":"5","author":"Borowicz","year":"2011","journal-title":"Geriatria."},{"key":"B14","first-page":"313","article-title":"Upadki os\u00f3b starszych \u2013 przyczyny, nastepstwa, profilaktyka","volume":"46","author":"Edbom-Kolarz","year":"2011","journal-title":"Hygeia Public Health."},{"key":"B15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"66","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-017-0461-0","article-title":"Wieczorowska \u2013 Tobis K. 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