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Date Published: 10/02/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v520i1B.3909
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Vol. 520 No. 1B (2022)
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Tăng , T. H., Vũ , M. H., & Trần , V. L. (2023). REAL SITUATION AND RISKS OF FALLS AMONG THE ELDERLY IN FOUR COMMUNES IN VU THU, THAI BINH IN 2022. Vietnam Medical Journal, 520(1B). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v520i1B.3909

REAL SITUATION AND RISKS OF FALLS AMONG THE ELDERLY IN FOUR COMMUNES IN VU THU, THAI BINH IN 2022

Thị Hảo Tăng 1,2, Minh Hải Vũ 2,, Văn Long Trần 1
1 Nam Dinh University of Nursing
2 Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Objective: To describe the real situation and risks of falls among the elderly in four communes in Vu Thu, Thai Binh in 2022. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 3038 elderly people in 4 communes inVu Thu, Thai Binh from 03/2022 to 07/2022 by direct interview through Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) of STEADI- CDC - 2017 the USA has been translated into Vietnamese and tested for reliability. Results: The elderly people with the average age of 72.31±8.39 had the rate of falls of 35.3%, risks of falling of 47.8%. Conclusions: The elderly have a high rate of falls and risk of falls (35.3% and 47.8%, respectively). Therefore, it is necessary to have cross-deparmental collaboration to construct an appropriate intervention program to prevent the elderly from falling in the community.

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falls, the risk of falling, the elderly, Thai Binh province

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