Factors Affecting Risk of Falls of Elderly with Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the network primary care unit (NPCU) area, Kantang Tai Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital, Kantang District, Trang Province.

Abstract

     This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to investigate situation risk of falls and factors affecting the risk of falls among the elderly with type II diabetes mellitus in the network primary care unit (NPCU) area, Kantang Tai Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital, Kantang District, Trang Province. The samples were 136 elderly with type II diabetes mellitus selected by a simple random sampling technique. A interview form was developed based on the literature reviews to collect data by an interview. The data were analyzed by using statistical computer program. Analytical statistics were frequency, percentage, and Logistic regression and measured relative size with odds ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI of 95%). The results showed that the elderly who took of one or more types of medication was the most situation risk of fall, including sleeping pills, sedatives, antihypertensives, and diuretics. Factors affecting the cause of risk of falls were female 6.36 times (95%CI=2.57-15.74) over male. Being widowed was 11.44 times more likely have to fall than being a couple (95%CI=2.59-50.53). The elderly who did not complete formal education were more risk of falls than that of whom an education was primary school 9.00 times (95%CI=2.59-50.53). The elderly who did not working and housewife was 1.47 times more likely to have fall than who was government officer/ pensioner/ state enterprise officer (95%CI=0.15-14.89). The elderly who had a history of falls in the previous years was 10.92 times more likely to have fall than who had not fall (95%CI=1.42-84.24). The elderly who slept on mattress or mattress on the floor was 2.26 times more likely to have fall than who slept on bed (95%CI=1.04-4.89).