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Abstract
Falls are responsible for considrable morbidity, immobility, and . mortality among older persons, especially those living in nursing homes. World wide studies showed that approximately 30 % of the elderly persons experience a fail each year. Many factors play a part in determining a persons’ risk of falling. These factors are either endogenous or exogenous. Endogenous factors are related to the individual physiological functioning. They include age, sex, normal age-related changes, disease related symptoms, medical conditions, medications,foot wear, assistive device, medical devices, alcohol abuse, and restraints. Exogenous factors are related to the environment. They include poor lighting, objects or barriers in the person’s surroundings such as electric cords, tom rugs or carpets,slippery floors, cluttered routes, unstable furniture and uneven waLking surface. The modification or elimination of the- - predisposing and environmental risk factors, improving or maintaining physical functioning and mobility of the elders, reducing fear of falling and maintaining autonomy are important strategies to prevent
falls, and fall-related injuries. In this respect the gerontological nurses play a key role in helping the elderly persons to achieve and maintain optimum health and safety .The aim of this study was to identify causes and risk factors of falls among institutionalized elderlies in Alexandria.The study was carried out in all the twelve governmental and non governmental elderly homes in Alexandria. All elderly persons who fell during the last 6 months prior the beginning of data collection were drug compliance and the consequences of non compliance that may threaten the elderly’s health and necessitates hospital admission.The aim of the study is to determine the extent of medication compliance among institutionalized elderly in Alexandria.The study was carried out in all governmental elderly homes in Alexandria. Residents fulfilling the certain criteria ~ had at least one chronic disease since one year, selfadminitratin old medications) were included ill the Bloody. Their number amou, nted to 106 elderly. Two methods were used t^Q check medication compliance ”self report and pill count methods”. Each elderly was interviewed individually to collect the necessary information using the questionnaire sheet and non compliance was expressed as the percentage of.