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Date Published: 16/12/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v507i1.1353
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Vol. 507 No. 1 (2021)
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Thị Thanh Hải, N. ., Xuân Thanh, N. ., Ngọc Tâm, N. ., Thị Thanh Huyền, V. ., & Trung Anh, N. . (2021). FALLS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS AMONG OLDER PEOPLE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 507(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v507i1.1353

FALLS AND SOME RELATED FACTORS AMONG OLDER PEOPLE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hải1,, Nguyễn Xuân Thanh2,3, Nguyễn Ngọc Tâm2,3, Vũ Thị Thanh Huyền2,3, Nguyễn Trung Anh2,3
1 Thanh Hoa General Hospital
2 National Geriatric Hospital
3 Hanoi Medical University

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Objectives: to determine the prevalence of falls and some related factors in the elderly with osteoporosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study included of 140 elderly with osteoporosis aged 60 and over who were treated at National Geriatric Hospital. Results: The average age of subjects was 73.2 ± 9.0 years old, the prevalence of falls in elderly people with osteoporosis was 34.3%, of which 68.8% fell in the morning, 62.5% falls due to slippage, 16.7% falls when standing up. The rate of fractures due to falls was 87.5%. There was no relationship between age, gender, living situation with falls in elderly people with osteoporosis. Conclusion: The rate of fractures due to falls in elderly people with osteoporosis is very high. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent falls in the elderly with osteoporosis.

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fall, osteoporosis, elderly, fracture

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