他们的手怎么样呢? 老年人的态度和对手部功能的看法
Rachel N Logue Cook1, Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins1, Rebecca E Hasson1
1School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
概括
老年人往往忽略了手部功能下降,延迟了护理. 许多人不会寻求帮助,直到问题严重影响独立,突出需要主动评估与年龄有关的手部损伤.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的手部功能下降很普遍,但往往是晚诊断的.
- 患者的感知显著影响上肢问题的医疗护理寻求行为,但这还未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查老年人对手部功能的看法.
- 识别阻碍老年人寻求手部功能限制护理的障碍.
主要方法:
- 一项在线调查对595名老年人 (平均年龄为71.8岁) 进行.
- 参与者完成了QuickDASH和密歇根手问卷,以评估手的功能.
- 关于感知和寻求护理障碍的调查数据与功能评估相关.
主要成果:
- 85%的人认为手的功能很重要,但只有43%的人担心失去它.
- 三分之一的人考虑了护理,但没有寻求,理由是严重程度不足 (33%).
- 值得注意的是,64%的延迟护理的人在QuickDASH上表现出损伤.
结论:
- 经验数据显示,人们对与年龄相关的手部功能下降显著缺乏关注.
- 在独立性受到影响之前,主动讨论和评估手部损伤至关重要.
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