Publication: Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Injurious Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Indonesia
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2018-01-01
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16877071
16877063
16877063
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Mahidol University
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Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. Vol.2018, (2018)
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Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Injurious Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Indonesia. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. Vol.2018, (2018). doi:10.1155/2018/5964305 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47151
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Injurious Falls among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Indonesia
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© 2018 Supa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer. Objective. To assess the prevalence and health correlates of fall-related injury in a national population-based community-dwelling sample of older Indonesians. Methods. Participants were 6698 older adults, 50 years and older (median age 58.0 years, IQR=11.0, and age range of 50-101 years), who took part in in the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) in 2014-15. They provided information about sociodemographic, various health variables, including a falling down and received treatment history in the last two years. Results. Overall, 12.8% had one or more fall-related injuries in the past two years, 14.0% among women and 11.5% among men, 7.6% had a single fall, and 5.2% multiple fall-related injuries in the past two years. In multivariable logistic regression models, having two or more chronic conditions, urinary problems, and functional disability was independently associated with multiple fall-related injuries in the past two years in both sexes. Sex-specific risk factors were former tobacco use, having or having had a cataract, sleep disturbance, and sleep impairment in men and poorer economic background, depression symptoms, and low cognitive functioning in women. Conclusion. A significant proportion of older adults in Indonesia have fall-related injury. Several homogenous between the sexes and sex-specific risk factors for fall-related injury were identified that can help in designing fall-prevention strategies.