Assessment of elderly awareness regarding Balance Disorders and Falls Prevention | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 145-159 PDF (626.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.225453.1083 | ||
| Author | ||
| Alzahraa Abdelaleem Abdelkhalik* | ||
| Technical health institute | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background:Aging is associated with a reduction in both physical and cognitive functions of the human body, which also involves the likeliness in the occurrence of age related diseases.Aim:The study aims to assess of elderly awareness regarding balance disorders and falls prevention. Study Design:A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting:The study was conducted in Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) and Internal medicine outpatient clinics at Elsalam hospital, Port Said City. Sample: A purposive sample was used in this study. Tools: three tools were used:interviewing questionnaire include: demographic characteristic, elderlys' knowledge regarding balance disorders and falls prevention, Berg Balance Scale and Hendrich II Fall Risk Model. Results:59.8% of elderly had unsatisfactory total knowledge. And 40.2 of them had satisfactory total knowledge regarding balance disorders and falls. Related to reported practices about Berg balance scale, about 84.4 % of elderly had impairment of balance, also 15.6 % of them had acceptable balance performance, and no one elderly had good balance performance, 10.4% of elderly had no risk of fall. And 89.6% had high risk of fall. Conclusion:The current study concludes that more than half of studied sample had unsatisfactory level of knowledge about balance disorders and falls prevention. And there was statistically significant positive correlation between elderly total knowledge and reported practices about Berg balance scale, also there was statistically significant negative correlation between elderly total knowledge and reported practices about Hendrich II fall risk model. Recommendations:Implement intervention program for elderly about balance disorders and falls prevention. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Balance Disorders; Berg Balance Scale; Elderly; Hendrich II Fall Risk Model | ||
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