Prevalence and risk factors of falls among elderly in Yasothon province

Authors

  • Thanom Namwong Yasothon Provincial Health Office
  • Narisara Arrirak Yasothon Provincial Health Office

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2023.14

Keywords:

elderly, falls, prevalence, risk factor

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the prevalence and identify factors associated with falls in the elderly. All elderly people aged 60 years and over in ​​Muang Yasothon district were included into this study. Data were collected using fall risk assessment tool of elderly and analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors associated with falls. A total of 20,994 elderly people were recruited and 18,818 (89.6%) met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of falls was 7.5% (95%CI 7.1-7.9); 6.1% in males, 8.6% in females. The falls prevalence increased with age. Six factors associated with falls were female gender (ORadj 1.6, 95%CI 1.3-1.9), visual impairment (ORadj 1.4, 95%CI 1.3-1.6), balance impairment (ORadj 1.5, 95%CI 1.4-1.6), medication use (ORadj 1.8, 95%CI 1.6-2.1), Thai style house or elevated house with stairs (ORadj 1.3, 95%CI 1.2-1.5), and high waist circumference (ORadj 1.3, 95%CI 1.1-1.6). The falls prevalence increased with age as an increasing of body deterioration. Therefore, healthcare workers are suggested to use these 6 risks associated with falls to design the health care systems for elderly in the community.

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2023-03-25

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Namwong T, Arrirak N. Prevalence and risk factors of falls among elderly in Yasothon province. Dis Control J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 25 [cited 2024 May 10];49(1):158-66. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DCJ/article/view/255171

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