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Date Published: 26/02/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2024i71.2330
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No. 71 (2024)
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Nguyen, H. B., Nguyen, T. H. T., Nguyen, T. Y. N., Nguyen, B. A. T., & Ngo, H. L. (2024). RISK OF FALLS IN ELDERLY INPATIENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACTORS IN 2023. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 71, 140-146. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2024i71.2330

RISK OF FALLS IN ELDERLY INPATIENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACTORS IN 2023

Hong Bao Nguyen1,, Thi Huyen Tran Nguyen1, Thi Yen Nhi Nguyen1, Bui Anh Thu Nguyen1, Hoang Long Ngo1
1 Can Tho University of Medical and Pharmacy

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Background: In the elderly, falls are one of the common and important problems, it is one of the leading causes of injury in the elderly and causes future consequences. Objectives: To determine the fall risk level of the elderly and factors related to the fall risk level using the Johns Hopkins scale. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional  descriptive  study  on  98  elderly inpatients at the Department of General Internal Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Results: The rate of high risk of falling was 28.6% and low risk of falling was 71.4%. The risk of falling was highest in the 60-69-year-old group, accounting for 44.9%. Factors related to the risk of falling: History of falls (1 time within 6 months), use of antihypertensive drugs, diuretics (with p < 0.05). Conclusions: The risk of falls in elderly patients is quite high. To improve it, there need to be interventions appropriate to the levels and related factors that have been identified to reduce the rate of falls, contributing to improving the quality of treatment and prevention of adverse events for elderly hospitalized patients.  

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Falls, the elderly patients, related factors

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