Multifactorial risk assessment for falls and injuries in the elderly within the community

Pljakic Amina; Mahmutovic Jasmina; Alisevic Nerma; Hidic Meliha; Brankovic Suada; Pasalic Arzija; Konjo Hadzan

Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

Multifactorial risk assessment for falls and injuries in the elderly within the community

Pljakic Amina, Mahmutovic Jasmina, Alisevic Nerma, Hidic Meliha, Brankovic Suada, Pasalic Arzija, Konjo Hadzan

Abstract :

Falls are a leading cause of mortality and injury to the elderly. The aim of study is evaluation the risk of falls in individuals 65 years and older. A cross–sectional study was conducted on the sample of 200 respondents. The research instrument were used: Falls Risk for Older People–Community setting (FROP–COM) questionnaire and the questionnaire on the sociodemographic variables. The interdependent variables, statistically significant for the falls were: gender (p = 0.0001), age (p = 0.0001), financial status of the elderly (p = 0.003), adaptation of urban transport to the elderly and persons with disabilities (p = 0.047), giving up walking and moving for fear of falling (p = 0.0001) and a nurse‘s home visit for the purpose of assessing the risk factor for falling (p = 0.024). Risk factors identified as most influential in most elderly people are: medications, medical conditions, sensory loss, nutritional status, physical activity, function and history of falls.