A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Background: Falls is an important geriatric problem due to its potential negative impacts on the affected older adults. But, little is known about the risk factors for falls among older adults who attend the health clinics. Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify the associated fac...

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Main Author:	Ling, Chow Pei
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/41669/1/Dr._Chow_Pei_Ling-24_pages.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.416692019-04-12T05:25:20Z A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016-05 Ling, Chow Pei RA Public aspects of medicine Background: Falls is an important geriatric problem due to its potential negative impacts on the affected older adults. But, little is known about the risk factors for falls among older adults who attend the health clinics. Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify the associated factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga (KRK) of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Methods: An unmatched case- control study was conducted among 60 older adults with self- reported falls and 60 “normal controls”. Both cases and controls were recruited from the KRK, Hospital USM via convenient sampling from December 2014 to June 2015. All participants completed a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and other health risk factors. Logistic regression analysis was used for obtaining the odds ratio (OR) for associated factors. Results: Independent associated factors observed for falls were female sex (adjusted OR: 5.72, 95% CI: 2.50, 13.07, p <0.001) and impaired physical function capacity (adjusted OR: 4.33, 95% CI: 1.67, 11.28, p = 0.003). vii Conclusions: Female older adults and older adults with impaired physical function capacity were significant associated factors for falls among older adults attending KRK, Hospital USM. 2016-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/41669/ http://eprints.usm.my/41669/1/Dr._Chow_Pei_Ling-24_pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Ling, Chow Pei A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
description	Background: Falls is an important geriatric problem due to its potential negative impacts on the affected older adults. But, little is known about the risk factors for falls among older adults who attend the health clinics. Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify the associated factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga (KRK) of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Methods: An unmatched case- control study was conducted among 60 older adults with self- reported falls and 60 “normal controls”. Both cases and controls were recruited from the KRK, Hospital USM via convenient sampling from December 2014 to June 2015. All participants completed a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and other health risk factors. Logistic regression analysis was used for obtaining the odds ratio (OR) for associated factors. Results: Independent associated factors observed for falls were female sex (adjusted OR: 5.72, 95% CI: 2.50, 13.07, p <0.001) and impaired physical function capacity (adjusted OR: 4.33, 95% CI: 1.67, 11.28, p = 0.003). vii Conclusions: Female older adults and older adults with impaired physical function capacity were significant associated factors for falls among older adults attending KRK, Hospital USM.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ling, Chow Pei
author_facet	Ling, Chow Pei
author_sort	Ling, Chow Pei
title	A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short	A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full	A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_fullStr	A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_sort	case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending klinik rawatan keluarga in hospital universiti sains malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
publishDate	2016
url	http://eprints.usm.my/41669/1/Dr._Chow_Pei_Ling-24_pages.pdf
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A case-control study on risk factors for falls among older adults attending Klinik Rawatan Keluarga in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

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