Unmet informal care needs

Unmet informal care needs are associated with fall risk in humans (+22 percentage points in fall risk (95% CI 0.1–45.1)).

“unmet needs for informal care raised the risk by 22 percentage points (95% CI, 0.1-45.1; P = .049).”

HumansFrail individuals; compared with met informal care needs2015–22n = 1,061

Unmet needs and fall risk among older adults: evidence from Europe using SHARE data

European journal of public health·17 May 2026