Risk Factors Associated with Fall Awareness, Falls, and Quality of Life Among Ethnic Minority Older Adults in Upper Northern Thailand.
Supakan KantowKatekaew SeangprawParichat Ong-ArtborirakPrakasit TonchoyNisarat AuttamaSasivimol BootsikeawMonchanok ChoowanthanapakornPublished in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)
Several independent variables were discovered to be fall risk factors and quality of life indicators. It is critical to recognize the risk factors to promote fall prevention programs that are appropriate for the older adults among ethnic minorities. Therefore, public health agencies and local government should be aware of the problem and initiate an implementation program and policy to prevent falls and improve the quality of life among ethnic minority older adults.