HOME ENVIRONMENT AND FALL AT HOME AMONG THE ELDERLY IN MASJID TANAH PROVINCE

The aim of this study was to determine whether the home environment was a risk factor for falls occurring at home among the elderly in the masjid tanah community, malaysia. an analytical cross-sectional study conducted from early june 2006 until may 2007 in six randomly selected villages in masjid tanah province. a total of 516 participants were included in this study. overall prevalence of falls among the study participants was 27.3%. home falls accounted for 66.7% of the total falls. in conclusion, there was no association between home environment and home fall in this study. logistic regression analysis showed that having a depressive mood was the main determinant for home falls among the elderly in this study.