Prevalence of falls among older adults in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia;3. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas, United States;1. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;2. School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China;1. Department of Health Sciences, Section of Public Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden;2. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;3. Unit for Family Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;4. Department of Physiotherapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;5. Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;2. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;3. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;1. Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;2. Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen, the Netherlands;3. Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, City Campus, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;4. Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;5. Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Zuidhorst Building, Enschede, the Netherlands;6. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;1. Syncope Unit and Referral Centre for Hypertension in the Elderly, Department of Geriatrics and Geriatric Intensive Care Unit, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Italy;2. Discipline of Medical Gerontology and Falls and Syncope Unit, Mercer''s Institute for Successful Ageing, St James''s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | AimThe aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis for studies that have examined the prevalence and risk factors of falls in older adults living in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC).MethodsA literature search was performed using PubMed, Web of Science, Physiotherapy Evidence Database; and SCOPUS up to October 2018 to identify studies that have examined prevalence, risk factors, or consequences of falls in older adults living in the GCC.ResultsA total of 6 studies met the inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of falls among older adults residing in GCC countries was 46.9%. Falls among included studies were associated with older age, female gender, low educational level, and number of medications.ConclusionsThe study shows a high prevalence of falls in older adults living in the GCC countries. The risk factors in the current study must be interpreted with caution, since some of the included studies did not report any risk factors. Due to the limited number of evidence evaluating risk factors and consequences of falls in the GCC countries population, a further longitudinal research is needed. |
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| Keywords: | Fall Elderly Gulf Cooperation Council countries |
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