Investigation of the risk status on tumble down of senior citizens in communities of Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.25.004
- VernacularTitle:北京市某社区老年人跌倒风险现状调查
- Author:
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Hui ZHANG
;
Zeng-Hui LI
;
Jian-Chun GENG
Author Information
1. 北京协和医学院
- Keywords:
Community;
Senior citizen;
Tumble risk;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(25):2991-2994
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the risk status on tumble down of senior citizens in communities of Beijing for providing basis for effective prevention and intervention measures.Methods The senior citizen to tumble risk assessment meter (FRQ) was used to evaluate the risk status and its influencing factors among 221 senior citizens in a community in Beijing.Results The average score of the FRQ for senior citizens in this community was (28.12 ±7.47).43.44％ of the elderly people in community had the risk for tumble down (score ≥30).The risk status was different with different sex,whether has frequent urination and urgency of urination symptom,chronic diseases,use mobility aids,carry out the physical training,or has the tumble history (x2 =8.170,11.793,14.264,12.656,11.122,12.670,respectively;P ＜0.01).Single factor analysis showed that sex and whether the citizen carries out physical training were positively correlated with the risk status of the tumble down.Negative correlation was founded between whether the citizen used mobility aids,had chronic diseases,tumble history in the last year and the risk status ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions High-risk status was found in the senior citizens in this community.Preventative measures should be strengthened to female senior citizens,citizens who have frequent urination and urgency of urination symptom,use the mobility aids,carry out the physical training,has chronic diseases,and have tumble history to reduces the risk of tumble down and improves the quality of life.
