Investigation of incidence of falls and its cognition in the elderly living in community
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.12.013
- VernacularTitle:社区老年人跌倒发生率及其认知情况调查
- Author:
Li YAN
1
;
Xin-Hui LI
;
Shu-Chao WU
Author Information
1. 石河子大学医学院
- Keywords:
The Elderly;
Fall;
Incidence;
Recognition
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(12):1399-1402
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of the falls in the elderly living in community and compare the difference of its cognition between the elderly people with the falls experience and those who had no the falls experience in order to provide evidence for developing a prevention program.Methods The study was conducted in three communities in Shihezi and 804 persons aged 60 years and over were selected by the method of stratified random cluster sampling survey.The data of the falls within the past 12 months were collected by face to face interview.Results The overall incidence of the falls was 19.4% and it was higher in women (24.3%) than in men (14.9%)(χ2=11.13,P<0.001).The incidence of the falls were increasing with aging(χ2=6.22,P<0.05).The recognition of the elderly with falls experience were significantly higher than those who had no fails experience in physical status,self-cognition,consequence,prevention of the falls (P<0.05).Conclusions The incidence of the falls in the community of Shihezi was high while the cognition of the falls in.elderly was low.System health education should be taken to improve the recognition of falls.
