TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A cross sectional study on assessment of falls in community dwelling elderly of Assam
JO  - National journal of community medicine
A1  - Agarwalla, R.
A1  - Saikia, A. M.
A1  - Pathak, R.
A1  - Islam, F.
A1  - Borah, M.
A1  - Parashar, M.
SP  - 368
EP  - 371
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
N2  - Context: The five giants of geriatric that has been identified are immobility, instability (falls), incontinence, intellectual impairment and iatrogenic. Among these, falls are found to be a major problem in the elderly, causing injuries, dependence, psychological difficulties, and social isolation.     Aims: The present study was done to assess the prevalence of falls in elderly and the factors associated with it.     Settings and Design: This cross sectional study was done from August 2013 to December 2013 in Boko- Bongaon Block, Kamrup District, Assam.     Methodology: A total of 360 elderly meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. A total of 30 clusters were selected and 12 elderly were selected from each cluster.     Statistical analysis: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.     Results: Out of 360 elderly, 41.9% had at least 1 fall in the past one year. Among them 14.7% had more than 2 falls in the past one year. On analyzing the association of various factors with falls as dependent variable, older age group, unsatisfactory housing condition, dependent IADL, depression, presence of a co morbid condition and malnutrition were found to have significant association.     Conclusion: The present findings reveal that falls is not an uncommon problem in the elderly.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0976-3325
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -