ความชุกของการหกล้ม ปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้อง และคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้สูงอายุในจังหวัดสมุทรปราการ

Monchuleeporn Viriyawattanakul; Wannisa Seanphan; Chayanee Keawthong

Authors

Monchuleeporn Viriyawattanakul Faculty of Physical Therapy, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
Wannisa Seanphan Faculty of Physical Therapy, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University
Chayanee Keawthong Faculty of Physical Therapy, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University

Keywords:

elderly, fall, quality of life

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the prevalence associated factors and quality of life in the elderly. The study was conducted on 139 elderly that living in Samutprakarn Province. The information of fall history, balance, cognition, fear of falling, depression, and quality of life was collected. The associated factors were analyzed using the Chi-square test. The results showed the prevalence of falls was 35.3% or the elderly had a fall rate of 1.9 per person-year. Falling mostly occurred in the elderly aged between 60-69 and was found once a year. Males had a 1.45 times higher risk of falling than females. The majority cause of falls in males was slipping whereas the cause of falls in females occurred from slipping or stumbling. Additionally, a statistically significance rate of falls was found in the early elderly (p <0.032), the widowed or divorced (p <0.026) and none-exercise (p <0.039), and the elderly who exercise less than 3 days per week (p <0.046). Sixty-five point sixty-nine percent of the elderly had a moderate quality of life, 32.12% had a good quality of life, and 2.19 had a low quality of life. The results of this study suggest that elderly people in Samutprakan province have a high prevalence of falls. The high rate of falls was related to the early elderly, marital status, and history of exercise. Moreover, most of the elderly in Samutprakan province had a moderate quality of life.

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