Effects of fall efficiency on activities of daily living for community elderly people
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.19.005
- VernacularTitle:跌倒效能对社区老年人日常活动能力的影响
- Author:
Na LIU
1
;
Yuanyuan SONG
;
Yanmei GU
;
Huijiao DU
Author Information
1. 河北医科大学附属第二医院医学影像科
- Keywords:
Community health services;
Aged;
Accidental fall;
Activities of daily living
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(19):2466-2468
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of fall efficiency on activities of daily living for community elderly people so as to prevent them from falling.Methods A total of 169 community elderly residents in the city were investigated for the fall efficiency and activities of daily living using questionnaires. Results In the past one year, there were 32 people (18.9%) fall in the community environment with 41 falls (0.22 times per person per year);the differences of fall efficiency and activities of daily living between the fallers and non-fallers were statistically significant (P<0.05);a positive correlation was found between fall efficiency and activities of daily living in both fallers and non-fallers (P<0.05).Conclusions Fall rate in the investigated elderly people is high. Fall efficiency may not only contribute to the fall but also affect activities of daily living in community elderly people. The activities of daily living of elderly people can be reduced by the fear of falling.
