全国更新关于跌倒的发生率,伤害性跌倒,对跌倒的担忧,以及多发性硬化症患者的跌倒预防
Libak Abou1, Chloe McCloskey, Cory Wernimont
1From the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (LA, CW, ALK); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaiser Permanente Health System, Redwood City, California (CM); and Departments of Health Care Sciences & Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (NEF).
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
|March 11, 2024
概括
超过一半的患有多发性硬化症 (MS) 的人会跌倒,许多人会受伤. 担心跌倒会对日常生活产生重大影响,但正式的预防跌倒教育对这一群体来说很少.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 康复科学 康复科学 康复科学
背景情况:
- 跌倒对于患有多发性硬化症 (MS) 的人来说是一个重大而持久的挑战.
- 以前的研究强调了跌倒对独立性和日常活动的影响.
- 了解目前的跌倒和MS相关因素的患病率对于有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定国家范围内的跌倒,伤害性跌倒,以及成年人中患有多发性硬化症的跌倒问题.
- 评估该人群中防摔信息的可用性和接收情况.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项跨部门,全国性的基于网络的调查.
- 在过去的六个月中,有965名患有多发性硬化症的成年人自我报告了跌倒,受伤的跌倒,担心跌倒,并获得了预防跌倒的信息.
主要成果:
- 据估计,全国跌倒的发病率在53%至59%之间,其中56%的人报告在过去六个月内跌倒.
- 大约30%的跌倒造成伤害,87%的受访者表示担心跌倒,导致68%的人减少活动.
- 虽然64%的受访者获得了有关摔倒的信息,但只有9%的受访者参加了正式的预防摔倒课程.
结论:
- 对于患有多发性硬化症的人来说,跌倒仍然非常普遍和有问题的,大约三分之一的跌倒导致伤害.
- 对于患有多发性硬化症的人来说,担心跌倒会对日常活动和独立性产生负面影响.
- 在MS人口的正式防摔教育和培训中存在很大的差距.
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