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 fallsoccurring at home among the elderly in the Masjid Tanah community, Malaysia. An analyticalcross-sectional study conducted from early June 2006 until May 2007 in six randomly selectedvillages in Masjid Tanah Province. A total of 516 participants were included in this study. Overallprevalence of falls among the study participants was 27.3%. Home falls accounted for 66.7% ofthe total falls. In conclusion, there was no association between home environment and home fallin this study. Logistic regression analysis showed that having a depressive mood was the maindeterminant for home falls among the elderly in this study