Falls and fall-related injuries among the elderly: A survey of residential-care facilities in a Swedish municipality
Falls and fall-related injuries among the elderly: A survey of residential-care facilities in a Swedish municipality
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DOI：
10.1023/b:johe.0000016717.22032.03
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发表时间：
2004-04-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Laflamme, L
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作者：
Sadigh, S;Reimers, A;Laflamme, L
在瑞典，老年人中受伤的福尔斯是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。一个特别容易受到福尔斯伤害的群体是居住在养老院的老年人。本研究的目的是调查福尔斯在机构护理中的老年人中导致损伤的程度。1997年期间居住在瑞典一个城市的住宅护理设施中的所有老年人（n = 469个机构场所）。福尔斯和跌倒相关伤害的登记时间超过一年。数据由工作人员在福尔斯坠落时使用专门为监测目的设计的表格收集。在研究期间报告的865例福尔斯跌倒中，375例为男性，平均年龄为82岁，490例为女性，平均年龄为85岁。男性比女性更容易摔倒。最常见的地点是个人的卧室。大约四分之一的福尔斯跌倒受伤，头部是最常受伤的身体部位。只有24例福尔斯（2.8%）跌倒导致骨折，其中18例为髋部骨折。虽然居住在养老机构的老年人经常摔倒，但骨折形式的严重伤害相对有限。
Injurious falls among the elderly are an increasing public-health problem in Sweden. One group particularly vulnerable to falls consists of elderly people living in residential-care facilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which falls lead to injury within a defined population of elderly people in institutionalized care. All the elderly persons living in residential-care facilities in an urban Swedish municipality during the year 1997 (n = 469 institutional places). Falls and fall-related injuries were registered over a one-year period. Data were gathered by personnel at the time of the falls, using a form specifically designed for surveillance purposes. Of the 865 falls reported during the study period, 375 were among men, with an average age of 82 years, and 490 among women, with an average age of 85 years. Men were subject to falling to a greater extent than women. The most common location was the individual's own bedroom. Injuries were incurred in approximately one in four falls, and the head was the body part most frequently injured. Only 24 falls (2.8%) resulted in a fracture, of which 18 were hip fractures. Although elderly people living in residential-care facilities fall fairly often, serious injuries, in the form of fractures, are incurred to a relatively limited extent.