Correlation between osteoporosis knowledge and activities and fear of falling in the community elderly

VernacularTitle:社区老年人活动和害怕跌倒与骨质疏松知识水平的关系
Author: Chang GAO ; Cuicui ZHANG ; Ran GAO ; Yan ZHANG ; Ning LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Fears of falling; Osteoporosis; The elder people
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(7):650-652
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between osteoporosis knowledge and activities and fear of falling of elderly in the community.Method 420 elders in community were investigated with osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool (OKAT) and the modified survey of activities and fear of falling in the elderly (MSAFFE).Result The overall average score of MSAFFE was (25.36±4.58),and exercise capacity dimension scored higher (13.89±2.41).The overall average score of OKAT was (9.11±3.81).The correlation coefficient of MSAFFE and OKAT was-0.11～ 0.58(P＜0.05).The level of knowledge osteoporosis could explain 24％,18％,16％ variation of activities and fear of falling in each dimension.Conclusion The level of knowledge osteoporosis in the elderly is closely related to activity and fear of falling.Health education should be strengthened to improve the life quality of older people.