摘要
目的分析澳门居家老年人跌倒的危险因素。方法以问卷调查的方式成功访谈了2039名60岁及以上的老年人；利用多因素Binary Logistic Regression识别出老年人跌倒的危险因素。结果在受访的2039名老年人中，3个月内曾发生跌倒者73人（3．6％）；多因素回归分析结果显示高龄、患有痛风、两耳均听不到、家居地面凹凸不平的老年人跌倒的发生率比较高。结论老年人服务机构应教育群众特别关心照顾高龄及失聪的老年人，另外去除家居环境的危险因素有利于预防老年人跌倒的发生。
Objective To explore the risk factors of falls among community-dwelling elderly in Macao. Methods A total of 2 039 participants aged 60 years and over were surveyed. The multivariate binary logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors of falls among elderly. Results Seventy-three elderly （3.6%） had fallen at least once in the past 3 months. The risk factors of falls included older age, gout, deafness, uneven surface of floor of home environment. Conclusions Falls among community-dwelling elderly in Macao are form the combination effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The relative organizations should educate the public to pay more attention to the older old and deaf elderly family members. Furthermore, safety home environment is quite important for prevention of falls among community dwelling elderly in Macao.
出处
《中华老年医学杂志》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2008年第11期872-874,共3页
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
关键词
意外跌倒
危险因素
数据收集
Accidental falls
Risk factors
Data collection
