A Meta-analysis of the incidence of falls in the frail elderly population
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20231227-01414
- VernacularTitle:老年衰弱人群跌倒发生率的Meta分析
- Author:
Yanmei CHEN
1
;
Hong GUO
;
Meng JIAO
;
Si GAO
;
Li LI
;
Qiong WU
;
Qing WANG
;
Yueyuan BAI
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学护理学院，北京 100029
- Keywords:
Aged;
Frail;
Fall;
Meta-analysis;
Cross-sectional studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2024;40(16):1275-1281
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze and evaluate the current situation of falls in the frail elderly population, and to provide a reliable basis for formulating measures for fall prevention.Methods:CNKI, VIP Database, Wanfang Database, China Biomedical Database, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Sinomed were searched, and cross-sectional studies on falls in the frail elderly population were searched, and the search time limit was established until June 30, 2023. Two review authors independently screened studies, extracted data, assessed the risk of bias of included studies, and Meta-analyses were performed using Stata 16.0 software and RevMan5.4.Results:A total of 12 cross-sectional studies with a total sample size of 4 597 cases were included. Meta-analysis showed that the incidence of falls in the frail elderly population was 39.9% (1 834/4 597). The results of subgroup analysis showed that there was significant difference in the female, age, chronic pain, body mass index, live alone ( P<0.05). The incidence of falls in male and female was 25.9%(640/2 471) and 40.7%(1 005/2 471), respectively. The incidence of falls in the aged 60-69, 70-79 and over 80 years old was 25.7%(470/1 831), 30.6% (560/1 831) and 46.8%(857/1 831), respectively. The incidence of falls in body mass index < 18.5, 18.5-24.0, >24.0 kg/m 2 was 12.29%(63/512), 9.58%(49/512) and 19.89%(101/512), respectively. The incidence of falls in with or without chronic pain was 33.55%(181/541) and 16.03%(87/541), respectively. The incidence of falls in living alone and not living alone was 32.3%(524/1 624) and 16.9%(274/1 624), respectively. Conclusions:The incidence of falls in the frail elderly population is at a relatively high level. Women, older adults, overweight, have chronic pain and live alone have a higher incidence of falls.
