Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Falls among Community Dwelling Elderly: A Study from Southern Sri Lanka
Table 5
Statements that describe the perception towards falls (
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| | Statement | Strongly agree | Agree | No idea | Disagree | Strongly disagree | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Older people fall and there is nothing that can be done to prevent falls. | 112 (37.3) | 51 (17.0) | 18 (6.0) | 84 (28.0) | 35 (11.7) |
| | It is not possible for me to fall down and get injured or fractured. | 68 (22.7) | 96 (32.0) | 48 (16.0) | 64 (21.3) | 24 (8.0) |
| | I do not worry about falling down and getting injured. | 36 (12.0) | 100(33.3) | 24 (8.0) | 88 (29.3) | 52 (17.3) |
| | The safety of my house is very good for preventing falls. | 149 (49.7) | 81 (27.0) | 51 (17.0) | 17 (5.7) | 2 (0.7) |
| | I am weak and need to follow fall prevention activities. | 46 (15.3) | 112 (37.3) | 43 (14.3) | 69 (23.0) | 30 (10.0) |
| | The intervention given after first fall can prevent recurrent falls. | 63 (21.0) | 119 (39.7) | 100 (33.3) | 18 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| | Carrying out knowledge training programmes on fall induced injury in the community is a great necessity. | 186 (62.0) | 86 (28.7) | 25 (8.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| | Paying attention to correct my medical conditions is very important to get rid of falls. | 248 (82.7) | 51 (17.0) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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