Prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia
العناوين الأخرى
انتشار حالات السقوط و عوامل الخطورة المرتبطة بها بين كبار السن في مدينة عنيزة بالمملكة العربية السعودية
المؤلفون المشاركون
Rabbani, Unaib
al-Abd al-Qadir, Abd al-Aziz
المصدر
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
العدد
المجلد 21، العدد 1 (28 فبراير/شباط 2021)، ص ص. 86-93، 8ص.
الناشر
جامعة السلطان قابوس كلية الطب و العلوم الصحية
تاريخ النشر
2021-02-28
دولة النشر
سلطنة عمان
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
العلوم الاقتصادية والمالية وإدارة الأعمال
الملخص EN
Objectives: Falls and fall-related consequences are a major public health problem in the elderly.
This study aimed to measure the prevalence of falls and fall-related risk factors among elderly individuals in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and October 2019 among 280 elderly patients aged >60 years old attending 10 randomly selected primary healthcare centres in Unaizah City, Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.
Data were collected using the validated 10-item Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC-10) fall risk assessment tool.
Results: A total of 269 participants were included in the study (response rate: 96.1%).
The prevalence of falls over the preceding year was 31.6%.
Females fell more frequently than males (34.5% versus 28.5%) and most falls occurred indoors (84.7%).
Various risk factors were associated with fall risk including being aged >80 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 5.17, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.66–16.14), polypharmacy (aOR: 2.40, 95% CI: 1.01–5.71) and environmental factors (aOR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.24–6.28).
However, more educated participants had a lower risk of falling (aOR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.09–0.77).
There was also a significant association with the MAHC-10 fall risk score (P = 0.043).
Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of falls among the elderly in Unaizah City.
Various factors were associated with falls including advanced age, polypharmacy, age-related changes and environmental factors.
As the majority of fall events occurred indoors, home safety improvements are recommended.
Moreover, additional larger-scale research is necessary regarding fall-related risk factors and fall prevention initiatives among elderly individuals in Saudi Arabia.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Abd al-Qadir, Abd al-Aziz& Rabbani, Unaib. 2021. Prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.86-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349603
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Abd al-Qadir, Abd al-Aziz& Rabbani, Unaib. Prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 1 (Feb. 2021), pp.86-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349603
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Abd al-Qadir, Abd al-Aziz& Rabbani, Unaib. Prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2021. Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.86-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1349603
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 92-93
رقم السجل
BIM-1349603
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
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