Fall risks and the related factors for the homebound older people with dementia: Evidence from East China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Falls are a major public health problem, especially for older people. This research aimed to provide a direct illustration of fall risks among the homebound older people with dementia in China, and to identify the risk factors associated with it.

Methods

In 2020, a questionnaire-based field survey was used to assess 1,042 people aged over 60 years in Ningbo, Eastern China. The Morse Fall Risk Scale's result was employed as the dependent variable, while the basic health problems, living environment difficulties, social support problems, and behavioral awareness issues were utilized as the independent variables; subsequently, chi-squared tests and four multivariate ordinarily ordered logistic regression models were performed.

Results

Overall, nine hundred and th

SUBMITTER: Dong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458357 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature