A longitudinal study of falls in an elderly population: I. Incidence and morbidity.
A longitudinal study of falls in an elderly population: I. Incidence and morbidity.
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老年人跌倒的纵向研究：I. 发病率和发病率。
作者：
C. Gryfe;A. Amies;M. Ashley
老年人跌倒虽然与大量发病率和死亡率有关，但以前并没有进行过纵向研究。这项为期五年的前瞻性研究，研究对象是65岁以上的活跃的门诊机构人口，研究结果显示，每1000人中每年有668例病例下降，75岁以后连续年龄组的发病率上升。45%的研究对象在研究期间至少跌倒过一次。在所有年龄组中，女性的跌倒率都较高，而且她们受伤的严重程度似乎随着年龄的增长而增加。17.5%的摔伤严重到通常需要立即引起医生的注意。在多次跌倒后最终死亡的研究对象中，有些人在死亡前出现了跌倒的“聚集性”。
Falls among the elderly, although associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, have not been previously the subject of a longitudinal study. This five-year prospective study of an active ambulatory institutionalized population over 65 years of age, revealed an annual fall rate of 668 incidents per 1000, with a rising frequency in successive age groups after age 75. Forty-five per cent of all subjects suffered at least one fall during the study period. Women had a higher fall rate in all age groups and the severity of their injuries appeared to increase with age. Injuries severe enough to be brought ordinarily to the immediate attention of a physician occurred in 17.5% of falls. Among subjects who ultimately died after suffering many falls, there appeared in some to be a 'clustering' of falls prior to death.