- 지역사회 재가노인의 낙상경험과 낙상위험요인
- ㆍ 저자명
- 김영희,양경희,박금숙,Kim. Young Hee,Yang. Kyung Hee,Park. Kum Sook
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 근관절건강학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|20권 2호|pp.91-101 (11 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한근관절건강학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of falls and identify risk factors associated with falls. Methods: The participants were 233 community-dwelling elderly people in two cities. Data were collected by interviewing the elderly with structured questionnaires from May to June, 2012. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were performed using SPSS version 17.0. Results: Age, educational level, living arrangement, health status, the use of assistive devices, the number of medication, hypertension, arthralgia, dizziness, fall efficacy, fear of falling, activity of daily living, and quality of life were significant associated with fall experience. Through multiple logistic regression analysis, arthralgia, dizziness, fall efficacy, and fear of falling were identified as significant predictors of falls. Conclusion: It is important to identify the risk factors for falls among the elderly living in community. Fall prevention interventions should be multifactorial, especially for the elderly who were identified as the high risk group.