Factors affecting fall incidence among the elderly in Ningbo City
10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2024.08.003
- Author:
WANG Sijia
;
BAO Kaifang
;
GONG Qinghai
;
ZHONG Zhaohao
;
WANG Yong
;
ZHU Yinchao
;
YING Yanyan
;
FANG Ting
;
CHEN Jieping
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
elderly;
falls;
influencing factor
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2024;36(8):654-657,662
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the incidence and influencing factors of falls among the elderly in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide the basis for developing effective prevention strategies.
Methods:The residents aged 60 years and above in Haishu District and Yuyao City of Ningbo City were selected by the multi-stage cluster random sampling method from June to October 2022. Demographic information, fall incidence in the past year, history of disease and self-rated health were collected through questionnaire surveys. Incidence of falls was descriptively analyzed, and factors affecting falls were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model stratified by gender and age.
Results:A total of 1 275 elderly people were surveyed, including 635 men and 640 women. The median age was 72.00 (interquartile range, 13.00) years. In the past year, 158 residents fell, accounting for 12.39%. Additionally, 14 individuals experienced two or more falls, accounting for 8.86%. The incidence of falls was 14.69% in women, which was higher than the 10.08% in men (P<0.05). The incidence of falls was 14.86% in the elderly over 70 years, which was higher than the 9.39% in those aged 60 to 70 years (P<0.05). Multivariable logistic regression showed that the educational level (primary school and above, OR=0.501, 95%CI: 0.301-0.836), heart disease (present, OR=1.996, 95%CI: 1.076-3.703), and self-rated health status (good, OR=0.529, 95%CI: 0.319-0.875) were factors affecting falls in women; educational level (primary school and above, OR=0.514, 95%CI: 0.285-0.928) and self-rated health status (good, OR=0.456, 95%CI: 0.253-0.824) were factors affecting falls in residents aged 60 to 70 years.
Conclusion:Fall risk among the elderly is associated with gender, age, heart disease, educational level and self-rated health status, and the influencing factors for falls vary in different genders and ages.
- Full text:2024092616274792537宁波市老年人跌倒的影响因素分析.pdf
