A Study of ADL, Medications and Falls Frequency in Community-dwelling Elderly / 재활간호학회지
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
;
: 107-113, 2008.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-645605
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Accidental Falls
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Activities of Daily Living
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Risk Factors
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Marital Status
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Drug Interactions
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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