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RE PROJECT 2012. Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore-Preventing the Elderly from Falling. Research Education. Raffles Institution-. Group 6: Tu Xia Yang (25) GROUP LEADER Justin Wong (26) Wu Yi Zhou (27) Yong How Zhi (28). Contents. Research topic and focus Goal - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
RE PROJECT 2012
Group 6:Tu Xia Yang (25)GROUP LEADERJustin Wong (26)Wu Yi Zhou (27)Yong How Zhi (28)
Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore-Preventing
the Elderly from Falling
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1.Research topic and focus2.Goal3.Target Audiences4.Methodology5.Survey6.Interview7.Limitations8.Conclusions9.Implications10.Acknowledgements/
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Contents
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nResearch Topic and Focus
Topic Focus
Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore
Home Safety of the Elderly-How to prevent falls
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To reduce cases of elderly falling down and injuring themselves
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nTarget audiences
Our target audiences are:• The elderly• The medical experts• The family of the elderly
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nMethodology
• Our method of gathering data is through surveys and interview
• Purpose of surveyGather data on prevention of
fallsGather data on number and
frequency of falls
• Purpose of interviewUnderstand falls from an expert
point-of-view(POV)Gather data on frequency of
falls Gather data on preventing falls
from an expert POV
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The Interviewee
• Dr. Pang Woei Jack
• Specialised in:Orthopaedic SurgeryGeneral OrthopaedicsSpine Surgery
• Institution: Changi General Hospital
The Venue
• Changi General Hospital
•Orthopaedic Surgery Department office
The Date and Time
•17th March 2012
•11 AM-12 PM
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nSurvey Results
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Cases and Factors
0%
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Key Findings
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Types of Elderly-friendly Facilities
Key Findings (cont.)
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Fallen before Have not fallen0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
MaleFemale
Gender Factor
69 years and be-low
70-79 years 80 years and above
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Have not fallenFallen before
Age Factor
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Have a guardian Does not have a guardian0%
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FallenHave not fallen
Guardian factor
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nLimitations
• Time for project too short• Experience of the team Not so good
Survey Limitations
• Survey relied on a self-report method of data collection Intentional deception, poor memory, or
misunderstanding the question could have contributed to inaccuracies in the data
The sample size was also very small
Interview Limitations
• Time given to conduct interview was too short Quality of question was not good
• No resources to make a video of the interview Hand gestures, emotions and body language could not
be depicted
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nConclusion• Elderly-friendly facilities are important
• Having a guardian appeared to increase chances of elderly falling down
• Osteoporosis increases the chances of injury for the elderly
• Elderly might not get operated on because they may have the risk of getting a stroke during the operation
• Elderly might still get infection after operation, so the metal will have to be taken out of them for the wound to heal
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•Elderly-friendly facilities can be installed in their homes
•Government can encourage elderly to take health supplements and exercise
•Caretakers need to be reminded to pay attention to the elderly
•The medical procedures used need to be improved on
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nAcknowledgementsMany thanks to:
Mr. Zachary Kang, for guiding us through each and every stage of the project
Mr. Yeo Puay Hong, our “late” teacher mentor
Dr. Iluyomade Raphael Funwa, for giving us lectures on each part of the project
Dr. Pang Woei Jack, for allowing us to interview him
And anyone who has played a part, even the smallest, in our project!
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