[Incidence of bicycle-related accidents and subsequent injury in community-dwelling older adults: understanding potential accidents].
[Incidence of bicycle-related accidents and subsequent injury in community-dwelling older adults: understanding potential accidents].
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[社区居住的老年人与自行车相关的事故和后续伤害的发生率：了解潜在的事故]。
DOI：
10.11236/jph.62.5_251
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
Y. Fujiwara
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作者：
R. Sakurai;H. Kawai;T. Fukaya;H. Yoshida;Hunkyung Kim;H. Hirano;Hiroyuki Suzuki;S. Obuchi;Y. Fujiwara
目标
本研究调查了居住在社区的日本老年人中经常骑自行车的比例，调查了 1) 自行车相关事故和随后伤害的发生率，以及 2) 向警方报告的伤害（事故）数量（即检查潜在事故的数量）。
方法
根据当地户籍情况，我们向7083名社区老年人邮寄了问卷。调查问卷包括一年内自行车相关事故和随后受伤的发生率、受伤程度以及是否向警方报告该伤害（自行车相关事故）等问题。对于与自行车相关的事故，我们询问了骑行事故和行人事故（即步行时自行车造成的事故）。
结果
剔除空白回答（n=3539，50.0%），分析对象为3098名发生骑行事故的老年人和2861名发生行人事故的老年人。结果显示，63.0% 的老年人 (n=1953) 经常骑自行车。其中，9.4%（n=184）经历过骑行事故，3.4%（n=98）经历过自行车导致行人事故。在骑行事故中，76.1%（n=140）有轻微伤害；在行人事故中，55.1%（n=54）有轻微伤害。此外，在骑行和行人事故中，分别有70.2%（n=59）和76.9%（n=20）前往医院治疗受伤（即需要治疗的伤害）的人没有向警方报告事故。
结论
本研究表明，老年人存在许多潜在的与自行车相关的事故。这表明，全国调查数据中报告的自行车相关事故数量与老年人实际事故数量之间可能存在较大差距。
OBJECTIVES
This study investigated 1) the incidence of bicycle-related accidents and subsequent injuries and 2) the number of injuries (accidents) reported to the police (i.e., examining the number of potential accidents) among community-dwelling Japanese older adults, after examining the percentage of those who were regular cyclists.
METHODS
Based on local resident registration, we mailed questionnaires to 7083 community-dwelling older adults. The questionnaire included questions about the incidence of bicycle-related accidents and subsequent injury within a year, the degree of injury and presence or absence of reporting that injury (bicycle-related accident) to the police. For the bicycle-related accident, we asked regarding both riding and pedestrian accidents (i.e., accidents caused by a bicycle when walking).
RESULTS
Excluding the blank responses (n=3539, 50.0%), the targets for analysis were 3098 older adults in riding accidents and 2861 older adults in pedestrian accidents. The results showed that 63.0% of older adults (n=1953) routinely rode a bicycle. Among them, 9.4% (n=184) experienced riding accidents, and 3.4% (n=98) experienced pedestrian accidents caused by a bicycle. For the riding accidents, 76.1% (n=140) had some injuries, and for the pedestrian accidents, 55.1% (n=54) had some injuries. Furthermore, in 70.2% (n=59) and 76.9% (n=20) of riding and pedestrian accidents, respectively, those who went to the hospital for treatment of their injury (i.e., injury requiring treatment) did not report the accident to the police.
CONCLUSION
The present study revealed that there are many potential bicycle-related accidents in older adults. This suggests that there may be a large gap in the national survey data between reported bicycle-related accidents and the actual number of incidents in older adults.