dc.contributor.advisor | Leach, Lloyd | |
dc.contributor.author | Ebrahim, Nabilah | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-28T09:32:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-28T09:32:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/10584 | |
dc.description | Magister Artium (Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science) - MA(SRES) | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Falls are a common health burden with a multi-factorial origin causing physical, psychological, and social problems for the elderly and the society at large, especially within low- and middle-income countries, such as South Africa. Aim: Therefore, the aim of the study is to identify the determinants of falls in the elderly who are living in various long-term care (retirement) facilities in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Falls | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk factor | en_US |
dc.subject | Elderly | en_US |
dc.subject | Determinants | en_US |
dc.subject | Long-term care facilities | en_US |
dc.title | The determinants of falls among the elderly living in long-term care facilities in the City of Cape Town | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |