在老年人中视力障碍和跌倒的关联-一个横截面研究
Jeganathan Geetha1, Susaritha Govindhan2, Mohamed Raghib Hussain Mohamed Kalifa3
1Department of General Medicine, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Maduranthgam, Tamilnadu, India.
Current health sciences journal
|November 20, 2025
概括
视力障碍显著增加了老年人的跌倒风险. 解决白内障和折射误差等可逆性原因可以帮助减少跌倒,提高老年人的安全.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 跌倒是老年人受伤和死亡的主要原因.
- 视力受损是老年人中跌倒的重要,但经常被忽视的风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查各种类型的视力障碍与老年人跌倒的发生之间的关联.
- 确定特定的眼科疾病,这些疾病有助于在这个人口群体中降低风险.
主要方法:
- 一项基于医院的横截面研究,涉及270名老年参与者.
- 数据收集包括人口统计,生活方式,步态,平衡,眼科和全身健康信息.
- 使用后勤回归分析来确定落的独立风险因素.
主要成果:
- 在270名参与者中,有115人报告跌倒,平均年龄为72.97岁;女性跌倒的次数更多.
- 观察到高频率的视力障碍 (87.8%),与跌倒有很强的联系 (P<0.001).
- 白内障,未纠正的折射误差和玻璃眼明显与跌倒相关 (P<0.05). 糖尿病视网膜病变显示出一个强烈的关联 (aOR=41.8,P<0.001).
结论:
- 视力障碍和跌倒是老年人面临的关键公共卫生问题.
- 许多视力障碍的原因是可以治疗的,这表明降低跌倒风险是可以实现的公共卫生目标.
- 针对视觉健康干预措施可以减轻老年人与跌倒相关的伤害和死亡率.
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