Incidence and risk factors for falls among community-dwelling elderly subjects on a 1-year follow-up: a prospective cohort study from Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is limited knowledge regarding epidemiology and risk of falls among the elderly living in low-income and middle-income countries. In this situation, the current study aims to report the incidence of falls and associated risk factors among free living elderly population from Kerala, India.

Design

Prospective cohort study with stratified random cluster sampling.

Setting

The study location was Ernakulam, Kerala, India, and we collected information via house visits using a questionnaire. During the research, the subjects were followed up prospectively for 1 year by phone at intervals of 3 months and missing subjects were contacted by house visits.

Participants

Community-dwelling elderly above 65 years of age.

Results

We recruited a total of

SUBMITTER: Sasidharan DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7394145 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature