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RE PROJECT 2012

Raffl es Insti tution. RE PROJECT 2012. Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore-Preventing the Elderly from Falling. Group 6: Tu Xia Yang (25) GROUP LEADER Justin Wong (26) Wu Yi Zhou (27) Yong How Zhi (28). Raffl es Insti tution. Contents. Research topic and focus Goal

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RE PROJECT 2012

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  1. Raffles Institution RE PROJECT 2012 Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore-Preventing the Elderly from Falling Group 6: Tu Xia Yang (25)GROUP LEADER Justin Wong (26) Wu Yi Zhou (27) Yong How Zhi (28)

  2. Raffles Institution Contents • Research topic and focus • Goal • Target Audiences • Methodology • Survey • Interview • Limitations • Conclusions • Implications • Acknowledgements/Credits

  3. Raffles Institution Research Topic and Focus Topic Focus Home Safety of the Elderly-How to prevent falls Understanding the Needs of the Elderly in Singapore

  4. Raffles Institution Goal To reduce cases of elderly falling down and injuring themselves

  5. Raffles Institution Target audiences • Our target audiences are: • The elderly • The medical experts • The family of the elderly

  6. Methodology Raffles Institution • Our method of gathering data is through surveysand interview • Purpose of survey • Gather data on prevention of falls • Gather data on number and frequency of falls • Purpose of interview • Understand falls from an expert point-of-view(POV) • Gather data on frequency of falls • Gather data on preventing falls from an expert POV

  7. Interview Raffles Institution

  8. Raffles Institution Interview • The Interviewee • Dr. Pan Woei Jack • Specialised in: • Orthopaedic Surgery • General Orthopaedics • Spine 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

  9. Raffles Institution Survey Results

  10. Raffles Institution KeyFindings

  11. KeyFindings (cont.) Raffles Institution

  12. Findings Gender Factor Raffles Institution Age Factor

  13. Findings (cont.) Raffles Institution Caregiver factor

  14. Raffles Institution Implications • Elderly-friendly facilities should be installed in homes • Government should 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

  15. Limitations Raffles Institution • 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

  16. Conclusion Raffles Institution • Elderly-friendly facilities are important • Slippery flooring is not a major cause of falls • Males a more prone to falling when they are old • Elderly tend to fall when they were from 70 to 79 years old • Having a caregiver may not reduce the number of fall cases among the elderly • 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 • Have support handle bars in the home especially in the toilet

  17. Raffles Institution Acknowledgements Many thanks to: Mr. Zachary Kang, for guiding us through each and every stage of the project Mr. YeoPuay Hong, our previous 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!

  18. Raffles Institution

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