Open AccessPrevalence, risk factors, circumstances for falls and level of functional independence among geriatric population - A descriptive study
Author(s) -
Pothiraj Pitchai,
Hiral Bipin Dedhia,
Nidhi Bhandari,
Deepa Krishnan,
Nikshita Ria John D'Souza,
Jayesh Mahesh Bellara
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_332_17
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , population , activities of daily living , injury prevention , poison control , descriptive statistics , gerontology , occupational safety and health , cross sectional study , cluster sampling , demography , environmental health , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Falls is one of the common problems faced by elderly population and in preventing falls in India, research has largely focused on identification and management of risk factors, but the circumstances of the fall and its associated factors are sparsely researched.