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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 121714
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.121714
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.121714
Construction of a prediction model for fall risk in older patients with osteoporosis and comorbid with psychiatric disorders
Dan Shen, Ting-Ting Wang, Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated Nantong Clinical College of Nantong University, Nantong First People’s Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Li Sun, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Nantong Clinical College of Nantong University, Nantong First People’s Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Wei-Ping Cheng, Hai-Yan Gu, Department of Nursing, Affiliated Nantong Clinical College of Nantong University, Nantong First People’s Hospital, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Co-first authors: Dan Shen and Li Sun.
Author contributions: Shen D and Sun L contributed equally to this study as they are co-first authors, including the research design, data collection, statistical analysis, and manuscript writing and revision; Gu HY provided overall research guidance and conducted a critical review and final revision of the manuscript; Cheng WP and Wang TT participated in the data organization, literature review, and manuscript proofreading; all authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript.
AI contribution statement: No AI tools were applied during manuscript preparation. All contents were independently finished by authors, who take full responsibility for this work.
Supported by Nantong University Special Research Fund for Clinical Medicine, No. 2025LY056 and No.2023HY002.
Institutional review board statement: This study has been approved for Ethics Committee Nantong Clinical College of Nantong University, Nantong First People’s Hospital (approval No. NT2025012-16).
Informed consent statement: All study participants and their legal guardians provided written informed consent before recruitment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Corresponding author: Hai-Yan Gu, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Nursing, Affiliated Nantong Clinical College of Nantong University, Nantong First People’s Hospital, No. 666 Shengli Road, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China. guhaiyan.2009@163.com
Received: April 28, 2026
Revised: June 5, 2026
Accepted: June 26, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 23.2 Hours
Revised: June 5, 2026
Accepted: June 26, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 23.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Older patients with osteoporosis are prone to falls, and this study identified depression, anxiety, poor balance, and low vitamin D levels as key contributing factors. Early screening of high-risk individuals was enabled by a predictive model that combined psychological and physical indicators and showed good performance.