Associated Factors with Fall in the Elderly
Keywords:
Incidence, Factors with Fall, ElderlyAbstract
Purposes: To determine the incidence and to investigate factors associated with falls in the elderly in Sanam Chai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Suphan Buri Province.
Study design: Cross-sectional Analytic Observational study.
Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 318 elderly people in Sanam Chai Sub-district, Muang District, Suphanburi province, between November to December 2022.
Main findings: The average age of the sample was 71 years old, mostly 64.2% female and 35.8% male. Most of them had underlying disease. 61.3% were Hypertension and 52.5% were Dyslipidemia. Factors associated with falls in the elderly people in Sanam Chai Sub-district, Muang District, Suphanburi province were age (p= .02), underlying disease (p=.022), alcohol drinking (p=.046) and falling prevention perception (p<.01).
Conclusion and recommendations: Prevalence of falling is 41.8% and Factors associated with falls in the elderly people in Sanam Chai Sub-district, Muang District, Suphanburi province were Age, Underlying disease, Alcohol drinking and Falling prevention perception.
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