Fall awareness behaviour and its associated factors among community dwelling older adults

BMC Geriatrics

Jing Wen Goh¹  Normala Mesbah¹  Anis Afifa Mohd Hanafi¹  Adlyn Farhana Azwan¹  Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh¹ 

[1] Physiotherapy Programme & Center for Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

关键词: Fall awareness behaviour;    Fall strategy;    Fall prevention;    Older adults;    Older people;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-021-02122-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundFalls are one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in older adults. However, despite adoption of prevention strategies, the number of falls in older adults has not declined. The aim of this study was to examine fall awareness behaviour and its associated factors among Malaysian community dwelling older adults.MethodsA total of 144 community dwelling older adults (mean age of 70.69 ± 4.3 years) participated in this study. Physical performance were assessed using timed up and go (TUG), gait speed (GS), chair stand and hand grip tests. Fall Awareness Behaviour (FaB) and Fall Risk Assessment Questionnaires (FRAQ) were administered to assess behaviour and fall prevention knowledge respectively.ResultsStepwise linear regression analysis showed that the practice of fall awareness behaviour (R2 = 0.256) was significantly associated with being male [95% C.I: 2.178 to 7.789, p < 0.001], having lower BMI [95% C.I: − 0.692 to − 0.135, p < 0.05], living with family [95% C.I: 0.022 to 5.953, p < 0.05] and those having higher functional mobility [95% C.I: − 2.008 to − 0.164, p < 0.05].ConclusionsFall awareness behaviour should be emphasized among older females, those with lower functional mobility, higher BMI and living alone.

【 授权许可】

CC BY