Determinants of self-awareness of falls among community-dwelling older adults
Objective To investigate the level and determinants of self-awareness of falls among community-dwelling older adults,and to provide a reference for formulating targeted fall prevention strategies.Methods A total of 628 elderly people were selected from 3 communities in Hefei city using convenience sampling and investigated with a self-designed general information question-naire,the Self-awareness of Falls in Elderly Scale,Fall Risk Self-assessment Scale of the STEADI,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Simple Frailty Questionnaire.Results The score of self-awareness of falls among community-dwelling older adults was(52.94±8.83).Multiple linear regression showed that education level,history of falls in the past year,sedentary pattern,fear of falling,fall risk,sleep disorders,and frailty were the influencing factors of self-awareness of falls among community-dwelling ol-der adults(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The community-dwelling older adults report a low level of self-awareness of falls.Personalized interventions should be taken based on the influencing factors to enhance self-awareness of falls in the elderly and reduce the inci-dence of falls.
community-dwelling older adultsfallsself-awareness of fallssleep disordersfrailtysedentary behaviorfall riskfear of falling
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