A Study of ADL, Medications and Falls Frequency in Community-dwelling Elderly.
- Author:
Eunyoung JEON
1
;
Sook Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Activities of daily living;
Accidental falls;
Obesity;
Aged
- MeSH:
Accidental Falls;
Activities of Daily Living;
Aged;
Drug Interactions;
Humans;
Marital Status;
Obesity;
Risk Factors
- From:Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2008;11(2):107-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for falls among the elderly living in community. METHOD: This was a descriptive study. The subjects comprised 80 elderly aged 65 years or over living in D city. The instruments used for this study was the MDS-HC V2.0. The data was analyzed by SPSS Win 14.0 using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. RESULT: Among the socio-demographic characteristics, the significant differences were found in ADL by gender and marital status. Older elderly(> or =85) used more medications than other elderly. The elderly were use average 4.33 medications, but 46.3% of the subjects didn't have the physician reviewed all medications. There was statistically significant correlation between number of medications and accidental falls. CONCLUSION: Nurses should inspect about the number of medications, drug interaction, and side effects. It would be preventive intervention for falls in elderly.
