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

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.946097
• Publication Date: 2022-08-25T13:28:35Z
• Authors: Xiaoxin Dong; Guanjun Liu; Xiaoxu Yin; Rui Min; Yueming Hu
• Keywords: Aged, 80 and over; China; fall risk; homebound care; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; older people; 03 medical and health sciences; morse fall risk scale; 0302 clinical medicine; Caregivers; Activities of Daily Living; community; Humans; Accidental Falls; Dementia; Public Health; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; dementia; Aged

Falls are a major public health problem, especially for older people. This research aimed to provide direct illustration of fall risks among the homebound people with dementia in China, and identify risk factors associated it. In 2020, questionnaire-based field survey was used assess 1,042 aged over 60 years Ningbo, Eastern China. The Morse Fall Risk Scale's result employed as dependent variable, while basic problems, living environment difficulties, social support behavioral awareness issues were utilized independent variables; subsequently, chi-squared tests four multivariate ordinarily ordered logistic regression models performed. Overall, nine hundred thirty-one included this study (the effective rate 89.34%), majority them having severe (27.9%). Furthermore, 16.2% had fallen past 3 months, 16.8% at high falling. people's cognitive function 80-90 old, vascular dementia, marital status, history falls (P < 0.05); kinds chronic diseases, activities daily living, environment, caregiver burden, knowledge, Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory results, Clinical Dementia Rating protective 0.05). falling Chinese high. Their caregivers, such relatives, need pay attention these perform appropriate measures prevent falls.