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The effects of sleep quality, physical activity, and environmental quality on the risk of falls in dementia


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Eshkoor, Sima Ataollahi and Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan and Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa'adiah and Chan, Yoke Mun (2013) The effects of sleep quality, physical activity, and environmental quality on the risk of falls in dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 28 (4). pp. 403-407. ISSN 1533-3175; ESSN: 1938-2731

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify the effects of sleep quality, physical activity, environmental quality, age, ethnicity, sex differences, marital status, and educational level on the risk of falls in the elderly individuals with dementia. METHODOLOGY: Data were derived from a group of 1210 Malaysian elderly individuals who were noninstitutionalized and demented. The multiple logistic regression model was applied to estimate the risk of falls in respondents. RESULTS: Approximately the prevalence of falls was 17% among the individuals. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.03), ethnicity (OR = 1.76), sleep quality (OR = 1.46), and environmental quality (OR = 0.62) significantly affected the risk of falls in individuals (P < .05). Furthermore, sex differences, marital status, educational level, and physical activity were not significant predictors of falls in samples (P > .05). CONCLUSION: It was found that age, ethnic non-Malay, and sleep disruption increased the risk of falls in respondents, but high environmental quality reduced the risk of falls.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Gerontology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317513488921
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keywords: Dementia; Elderly; Environment; Falls; Physical activity; Sleep quality
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 25 May 2015 01:58
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2016 08:51
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1177/1533317513488921
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29647
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