ปัจจัยเสี่ยงต่อการหกล้มในผู้สูงอายุ

บทคัดย่อ

Falling is the main cause of physical injury and impaired quality of life in elderly.
The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze and summarize the risk factors for falls
in older adults. The PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were queried using
keywords (fall, accidental fall, elderly, aged, frail elderly, older adult, senior and risk factor).
A total of 45 studies met the inclusion criteria and risk factors were considered, including
biological factors, socioeconomic factors, behavioral factors and environmental factors. The
systematic review provides comprehensive evidence of risk factors for falls in older adults to
suggest fall prevention procedure.