Incidence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in the District of Colombo.
Ceylon Med J
; 58(3): 100-6, 2013 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-24081169
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the incidence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in the District of Colombo.METHODS:
Incidence of falls was assessed by a community based descriptive study with prospective follow up. Risk factors for falls were assessed by a nested case control study. Participants above 65 years residing in 40 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Colombo district (n=1200) were assessed for falls and followed up for four months. Those who had falls were selected as cases (n=151), while two controls per case were selected from others. MEASUREMENTS Tests for gait problems, disability, cognitive impairment and vision.RESULTS:
The incidence rate of falls was 492 per 1000 person years (95% CI 448-536). Risk factors for falls identified in the multivariate analysis were falls in the previous year (OR 4.67), high disability level (OR 2.04) and high house risk level (OR 1.68).CONCLUSIONS:
The high incidence of falls among the elderly reported in this study and the preventable risk factors identify / indicate the necessity and feasibility of their prevention.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidentes por Quedas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Sri Lanka