Risk factors for falls among elderly in a rural community in el monofya governorate = عوامل الخطورة للسقوط بين كبار السن بمجتمع ريفى بمحافظة المنوفية / Ibrahim Ahmed Mohamed Elsamahy ; Supervised Sohier, A, Badr Eldin , Ebtesam M, Elsayed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Community Health Nursing

Introduction: The onset of falls is shocking for elderly and their families, extremely affecting elderly quality of life and taking a severe economic fee. Falls and its consequent injuries are major problems that often require medical attention. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess risk factors for fall among elderly in a rural community in El-Monofya Governorate. Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in the current study. Setting: the study was conducted in a rural community in El-Monofya Governorate, Egypt. Tools: Data were collected through an elderly falls interview schedule which was designed by research investigators based on an extensive literature review. Including two parts: The first part; includes personnel characteristics of elderly as age, sex, history of fall, level of education, previous and current occupation, the second part included a question about intrinsic as well as extrinsic risk factors of falls. Results: the study revealed that the mean age of elderly was 73.842± 8.375; meanwhile 35.3% of elderly were exposed to falls during the last year. Intrinsic risk factors for falls such as chronic conditions (hypertension, arthritis, asthma, osteoporosis, anemia, renal failure, liver diseases, cardiac problems, cerebrovascular stroke, leg fracture affecting mobility, Alzheimer, and Parkinson{u2019}s) were reported by 76.8%, 68.4%, 28.3%, 23.9%, 14.3%, 28.7%, 27.9%, 7.4%, 7%, 4%, 4.4% and 2.6% of elderly respectively

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