To study the determinants of falls, fractures and frailty in elderly attending HSK hospital and research centre Bagalkot – an observational study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Population ageing is a global phenomenon Ageing is a physiological process that starts from birth continues throughout life and ends with death In India according the census 2011 there are nearly 104 million elderly persons 53 million are females and 51 million are males Assessment of falls and the determining factors leading to falls gives us the corrective measures to be taken to avoid falls among elderlyObjective To study the determinants of falls fractures and frailty among elderly visiting OPDIPD in a tertiary care HSK hospital in BagalkotMaterials and Methods An observational study conducted in HSK hospital among 60 Elderly on falls fractures and frailty visiting IPDOPD Information on sociodemographic data history of falls fractures and the determinants of falls fractures and frailty details were collected with a predesigned pretested structured questionnaire Chi square test was applied to look for the association between the determinants and age and genderResults Among 60 elderly populations 50 8333 were between 6074 years age and 10 1666 were above 75 years age Among 50 38 6333 were females and 223666 males Hypertension vertigo giddiness use of walker showed statistically significant association between age and the determinants of falls Also other determinants like falls during transferring falls due to imbalance slips also had associationConclusion Falls are very common among the elderly The findings provide us with an opportunity to understand the risk factors still better and need for rehabilitation implement policies to reduce the risk of falls leading to fractures and frailtyKeywords Elderly Determinants Falls Fractures Frailty
Authors and Affiliations
Sachin V Desai, Santhoshkumar R Naik, Ashok S Dorle
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