Low Sok Teng, Balaraman Thirumalaya
Physiotherapy program, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Malaysia.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Jul;29(7):1121-1124. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1121. Epub 2017 Jul 15.
[Purpose] To find the physical activity level and fall risk among the community-dwelling Malaysian older adults and determine the correlation between them. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional study was conducted in which, the physical activity level was evaluated using the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity questionnaire and fall risk with Fall Risk Assessment Tool. Subjects recruited were 132 community-dwelling Malaysian older adults using the convenience sampling method. [Results] The majority of the participants were under the category of under-active regular light-activities and most of them reported low fall risk. The statistical analysis using Fisher's exact test did not show a significant correlation between physical activity level and fall risk. [Conclusion] The majority of community-dwelling Malaysian older adults are performing some form of physical activity and in low fall risk category. But this study did not find any significant correlation between physical activity level and fall risk among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia.
[目的] 了解马来西亚社区居住老年人的身体活动水平和跌倒风险，并确定两者之间的相关性。[对象与方法] 进行了一项横断面研究，使用快速身体活动评估问卷评估身体活动水平，使用跌倒风险评估工具评估跌倒风险。采用便利抽样法招募了132名马来西亚社区居住老年人作为研究对象。[结果] 大多数参与者属于身体活动不足的规律轻度活动类别，且大多数人报告跌倒风险较低。使用Fisher精确检验进行的统计分析未显示身体活动水平与跌倒风险之间存在显著相关性。[结论] 大多数马来西亚社区居住老年人进行某种形式的身体活动，且跌倒风险较低。但本研究未发现马来西亚社区居住老年人的身体活动水平与跌倒风险之间存在任何显著相关性。
