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Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia

Background: Home injuries among elderly people are a public health concern. This study aimed to determine the frequency and risk factors of home injuries among elderly people in Malaysia. Methods: The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2006 was carried out from April to July 2006. The sam...

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Main Authors: Lim, Kuang Hock, Kaur, Jasvindar, Ibrahim, Normala, Ho, Bee Kiau, Yau, Weng Keong, S., Mohmad, Lai, W. Y., Mohd Sidik, Sherina
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Published: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.352822016-10-12T03:47:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35282/ Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia Lim, Kuang Hock Kaur, Jasvindar Ibrahim, Normala Ho, Bee Kiau Yau, Weng Keong S., Mohmad Lai, W. Y. Mohd Sidik, Sherina Background: Home injuries among elderly people are a public health concern. This study aimed to determine the frequency and risk factors of home injuries among elderly people in Malaysia. Methods: The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2006 was carried out from April to July 2006. The sample was proportional to population size and selected in 2 stages. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a validated questionnaire. Only injuries occurring within the previous year were included to avoid recall bias. The types of home injury, places where the injuries occurred, ability to work after the injury, and hospital admission were recorded, as were demographic variables such as sex, age, marital status, ethnicity, and residential area. Results: Of 4842 respondents aged ≥60 years, 279 (5.8%) had experienced some kind of home injury within the previous year. The most common types of injury were fall (n=205), cuts (n=43), and being struck by objects (n=14). The most common injury locations were the kitchen (n=81), garden (n=65), bathroom/toilet (n=45), living room (n=26), bedroom (n=22), and stairs (n=21). Home injury rates were significantly higher among women than men (7.4% vs. 3.9%, p<0.001). Married elderly people were less likely to have a home injury than divorced/widowed or single elderly people (4.9% vs. 8.0% vs. 8.0%). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that women (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.37-2.55) and respondents aged 70-74 years (adjusted OR=1.45, 95% CI=1.02-2.07) were more likely to sustain a home injury. Conclusion: With the increase in the elderly population, home injury prevention programmers are urgently needed. Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35282/1/Risk%20factors%20of%20home%20injury%20among%20elderly%20people%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Lim, Kuang Hock and Kaur, Jasvindar and Ibrahim, Normala and Ho, Bee Kiau and Yau, Weng Keong and S., Mohmad and Lai, W. Y. and Mohd Sidik, Sherina (2014) Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 9 (1). pp. 16-20. ISSN 1819-1576 http://ajgg.org/past_issues.html
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description Background: Home injuries among elderly people are a public health concern. This study aimed to determine the frequency and risk factors of home injuries among elderly people in Malaysia. Methods: The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2006 was carried out from April to July 2006. The sample was proportional to population size and selected in 2 stages. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a validated questionnaire. Only injuries occurring within the previous year were included to avoid recall bias. The types of home injury, places where the injuries occurred, ability to work after the injury, and hospital admission were recorded, as were demographic variables such as sex, age, marital status, ethnicity, and residential area. Results: Of 4842 respondents aged ≥60 years, 279 (5.8%) had experienced some kind of home injury within the previous year. The most common types of injury were fall (n=205), cuts (n=43), and being struck by objects (n=14). The most common injury locations were the kitchen (n=81), garden (n=65), bathroom/toilet (n=45), living room (n=26), bedroom (n=22), and stairs (n=21). Home injury rates were significantly higher among women than men (7.4% vs. 3.9%, p<0.001). Married elderly people were less likely to have a home injury than divorced/widowed or single elderly people (4.9% vs. 8.0% vs. 8.0%). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that women (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.37-2.55) and respondents aged 70-74 years (adjusted OR=1.45, 95% CI=1.02-2.07) were more likely to sustain a home injury. Conclusion: With the increase in the elderly population, home injury prevention programmers are urgently needed.
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author Lim, Kuang Hock
Kaur, Jasvindar
Ibrahim, Normala
Ho, Bee Kiau
Yau, Weng Keong
S., Mohmad
Lai, W. Y.
Mohd Sidik, Sherina
spellingShingle Lim, Kuang Hock
Kaur, Jasvindar
Ibrahim, Normala
Ho, Bee Kiau
Yau, Weng Keong
S., Mohmad
Lai, W. Y.
Mohd Sidik, Sherina
Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
author_facet Lim, Kuang Hock
Kaur, Jasvindar
Ibrahim, Normala
Ho, Bee Kiau
Yau, Weng Keong
S., Mohmad
Lai, W. Y.
Mohd Sidik, Sherina
author_sort Lim, Kuang Hock
title Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
title_short Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
title_full Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
title_fullStr Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Risk factors of home injury among elderly people in Malaysia
title_sort risk factors of home injury among elderly people in malaysia
publisher Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35282/1/Risk%20factors%20of%20home%20injury%20among%20elderly%20people%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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http://ajgg.org/past_issues.html
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