Prevalence of Falling among Elderly at Home in Rural Area of Zagazig District | ||||
Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 2, Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2014, 2014, Page 18-35 PDF (178.97 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.12816/0029147 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Shimaa Badie Mahmoued1; Eman Shokry Abd Allah2; Safaa Abd El-Moez El-Naggar3 | ||||
1B.Sc. Nursing | ||||
2Assistant Professor of community health nursing- Faculty of nursing- Zagazig University | ||||
3Professor of Industrial Medicine and Occupational Health- Faculty of medicine- Zagazig University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among older people. Aim of the study: To identify the prevalence of falling among elderly at home in rural area of Zagazig district. Setting: It was conducted in Shieba village at Zagazig district. Sample: It consist of 236 community dwelling elderly. Tools: Three tools were used in the present study. An interview questionnaire sheet which composed of four parts; the first part entails data about demographic characteristics, the second part composed of questions to collect data about past and present history of chronic diseases, any sensory or motor disabilities; and medications. The third part contains past and present history of falling, and the fourth part covered home environmental condition. Modified Falls Efficacy Scale for measuring fear of falling, Timed Up & Go test Scale for measuring basic functional mobility. Results: The study findings revealed that approximately two-third of the elderly in the study sample had previous falling, mostly at home in the bathroom due to slipping and dizziness. Also, the majority of fallers were taking more than one medication. Most elderly have low confidence in performing the activities of daily life and abnormally long timed up-and-go test. A number of intrinsic, behavioral, and environmental factors seem to increase the risk of falling. About two-thirds of the elderly had subsequent phobias of falling again. Conclusion; The falls were higher with increasing age, among females, lower educational level, elderly working, and the unmarried. Recommendations: Health programs should be proposed to help improve home environment, with teaching the elderly the proper actions to be taken while falling. Further research is suggested to explore the effectiveness of nursing interventions with multiple approaches for the falling among elderly. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Elderly; Falls; prevalence; Rural area | ||||
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