Undetected falls among older adults attending medical clinics in four tertiary care centres in Sri Lanka; the need of a comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Objective: Falls take a high priority among the prevalent medical conditions in old age. Despite this, a history of falls or the risk of future falls is not routinely assessed or properly managed in medical clinics in Sri Lanka. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with falls and recurrent falls among older adults attending medical clinics in four selected tertiary care centres in the country.

Positive parental history of diabetes is associated with early diagnosis, better dietary compliance, and glycemic control among type 2 diabetes patients in southern Sri Lanka.

Background: Parental history of diabetes is an established risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is limited data on the association of parental history with the prevalence of T2DM in Sri Lanka. The study aims to examine the prevalence and correlation of parental history and factors such as the onset age, glycaemic control, and self-reported dietary compliance among T2DM patients.

Katz index of activities of daily living in assessing functional status of older people: Reliability and validity of Sinhala version.

Purpose: This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Sinhala version of Katz index of activities of daily living (ADL) in assessing the functional status of older people aged >65 years.

Materials And Methods: The Katz index was translated to Sinhala, cross-culturally adapted and administered in two stages. In stage 01, 200 patients aged ≥65 years, selected randomly from out-patient medical clinics, were asked to fill the Sinhala version of Katz index along with the Sinhala version of the 10-item Barthel index (BI).