[Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and severity of falls in institutionalized older people: A longitudinal study].

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, virus contention measures such as strict confinement were declared in nursing homes.

Objective: To assess the impact of confinement on the incidence of falls and their associated factors in institutionalized older persons during the first year of the pandemic compared to the previous year.

Methods: A multicenter, comparative study was conducted between the pre-pandemic year (March 2019 to February 2020) and the first year (March 2020 to February 2021) in five nursing homes in Catalonia (Spain).