在参加大型宗教团体的老年朝圣者中评估跌倒风险:一个横截面队列研究
Vivek Aggarwal1, V K Sashindran2, P Prashant3
1Professor, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Medical journal, Armed Forces India
|August 18, 2025
概括
超过一半的老年印度朝圣者在2019年Mahakumbh节显示高跌倒风险和脆弱. 女性性别,年龄较大和时间较长的上升和移动 (TUG) 时间与跌倒风险增加有关.
科学领域:
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 布是一种严重的老年综合征,具有重大经济影响.
- 评估老年人群中跌倒风险对于预防性干预至关重要.
- 马哈库姆布节是一个独特的环境,用于研究大量老年人群的健康参数.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定跌倒风险的患病率,使用定量计时和启动 (QTUG) 设备.
- 评估2019年Mahakumbh节的老年朝圣者的联合跌倒和虚弱风险.
- 为了确定与增加落和脆弱风险相关的因素,在这个人群中.
主要方法:
- 在2019年Mahakumbh节期间,对老年朝圣者 (>60岁) 进行了一项观察性,横截面的研究.
- 使用基于数字传感器的QTUG设备,对合并的跌倒和脆弱风险进行了客观评估.
- 收集的数据包括年龄,BMI,并发症,跌倒史和QTUG时间,并对关联进行统计分析.
主要成果:
- 评估了370名老年人,平均年龄为65.51岁,平均BMI为25.17公斤/米2.
- 40.12%的人报告说,他们有跌倒史. 平均联合跌倒风险为51.79%,联合虚弱风险为50.12%.
- 跌倒和虚弱风险的增加与年龄较大,女性性别和更长的TUG时间 (p < 0.0001) 有显著的关联.
结论:
- 超过50%的老年印度参与者表现出高的跌倒和虚弱风险.
- 平均TUG时间为16.16秒,表明潜在的移动性限制.
- 在较高的跌倒风险和女性性别,晚年和较长的TUG时间之间发现了显著的关联,突出了干预的关键人口因素.
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