Factors determining hospital admission of Thai elderly by a mailed survey.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-42010
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study risk factors of hospital admission among older Thai adults. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Nationwide observational cross-sectional survey by mailed questionnaires. 1801 older adults who attended senior citizen clubs organized by local hospitals from 66 provinces of Thailand.RESULTS:
28.1% of subjects had been admitted to a hospital. Independent factors determining hospital admission were lung disease (adjusted OR 2.13), history of fall (adjusted OR 1.73), poor global self-rated health (adjusted OR 1.62), taking calcium tablets (adjusted OR 1.61), preferring fatty food (adjusted OR 1.59), being former smokers (adjusted OR 1.56), low body mass index (adjusted OR 1.52), hypertension (adjusted OR 1.37) and poor mobility ability (adjusted OR 1.16).CONCLUSION:
Prevention of hospital admission among the elderly should involve preventing cigarette smoking, promoting healthy dietary habit, fall prevention and screening for hypertension.
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DisponíveL
Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
/
Serviços Postais
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Autoimagem
/
Tailândia
/
Acidentes por Quedas
/
Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
/
Idoso
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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