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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Research 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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Target audiences

Our target audiences are:• The elderly• The medical experts• The family of the elderly

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Methodology• 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 and expert POV

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Survey Results

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Cases and Factors

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Types of Elderly-friendly Facilities

Key Findings (cont.)

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Fallen before Have not fallen0%

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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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Interview

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Interview

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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Limitations• 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

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Conclusion• 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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Implications•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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AcknowledgementsMany 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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