在老年人群中评估危险和相关的跌倒风险:巴基斯坦卡拉奇不同住宅环境的横截面研究
Iqra Rani1, Sidra Zaheer2, Sumaira Nasim2
1School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, OJHA Campus, SUPARCO road, Gulzar e Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan. iqratanveer48@gmail.com.
BMC public health
|March 3, 2025
概括
家庭危险显著增加了老年人的跌倒风险. 解决诸如抓地铁和防滑地毯等问题可以提高住宅环境中的安全性和独立性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境安全 环境安全
背景情况:
- 老年人经历功能衰退,增加受伤的脆弱性.
- 家庭安全至关重要,但对危险和跌倒风险的认识有限.
- 这项研究调查了巴基斯坦卡拉奇的家庭危险和跌倒风险.
研究的目的:
- 在老年人群中评估家庭危险和相关的跌倒风险.
- 确定有助于住宅环境下降的特定环境因素.
- 为提高老年人安全的预防策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在卡拉奇的166名参与者 (养老院,房屋,公寓) 的横截面研究.
- 使用家庭布和事故选工具 (HOME FAST) 进行环境评估.
- 统计分析包括克鲁斯卡尔-瓦利斯,奇平方测试和交叉表格.
主要成果:
- 22.3%的参与者报告说,在过去的一年中跌倒了.
- 常见的危险包括缺乏抓地铁,防滑地毯和可访问的照明.
- 住房类型之间存在危险评分的显著差异;特定的危险与跌倒发生率有关.
结论:
- 家庭危险与老年人的跌倒风险有很大关系.
- 解决已识别的危险可以减轻跌倒的发生率并提高功能能力.
- 预防措施对于促进老年人的安全和独立至关重要.
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