Survey on the home environmental hazards related to falls of the elderly in Changning District, Shanghai
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2024.04.014
- VernacularTitle:上海市长宁区社区老年人家庭环境跌倒相关因素发生现况的调查
- Author:
Qianqian ZHAO
1
;
Lei ZHANG
1
;
Yan YU
1
;
Hui GAO
1
;
Fangjia ZHOU
1
;
Li YU
1
;
Yu JIANG
1
;
Qinghua XIA
1
Author Information
1. Shanghai Changning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Shanghai 200051 , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
The elderly;
Fall;
Home environment;
Risk factor
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2024;35(4):58-61
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current situation of home environment safety of the elderly in Changning District, identify the risk factors related to the fall of the home environment of the elderly, and take targeted rectification measures, so as to create a safer environment for the elderly. Methods A phased random sampling method was used to select 201 elderly households from 10 streets in Changning District. Community doctors conducted on-the-spot investigation and assessment to collect information, and Epidata3.1 was used to input data and SAS 9.2 was used for statistical analysis. Results The incidence of falls in the past year was 19.90%, and the score of environmental risk factors/the number of environmental risk factors in each family ranged from 0 to 25, with an average of 9 items (standard deviation of 4.71). The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis show that the high level of falling environment (the number of falling risk factors in home environment ≥12) is still an independent risk factor for falls of the elderly, except for the influence of age and the number of drugs taken (OR=3.835, 95% CI:1.718-8.561). Conclusion The environmental risk factors causing falls are common in the home environment of the elderly in the community. It is necessary to focus on improving the home environment, reducing the risk of falls for the elderly, and creating a safe and comfortable home environment for the elderly.
