Open AccessPrevalence and Risk Factors of Falls Among the Elderly in Unaizah City, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdullaziz Alabdullgader,
Unaib Rabbani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.012
Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , odds ratio , confidence interval , fall prevention , falling (accident) , demography , poison control , cross sectional study , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , environmental health , gerontology , pathology , sociology
Falls and fall-related consequences are a major public health problem in the elderly. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of falls and fall-related risk factors among elderly individuals in Saudi Arabia.