An Analysis of Problems with Canes Encountered by Elderly Persons
An Analysis of Problems with Canes Encountered by Elderly Persons
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老年人手杖问题分析
DOI：
10.1080/j148v13n01_01
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发表时间：
1995
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
B. Charvat
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作者：
W. Mann;C. Granger;D. Hurren;M. Tomita;B. Charvat
在美国，超过 150 万人使用助行器，其中 77% 的人年龄在 65 岁或以上。然而，就在使用过程中遇到问题的用户数量而言，学步车排名靠前。本文概述了助行器设计，回顾了有关助行器和助行器使用的研究文献，并对布法罗大学消费者评估研究 (CAS) 中受试者遇到的助行器问题进行了分析。在进行本次分析时，CAS 的 333 名受试者中，有 324 名受试者报告至少有一定的行走困难，其中 69 名受试者使用助行器。 42 名学步车用户报告了与他们拥有的 46 台学步车有关的问题。百分之五十七的问题被归类为使用“困难和/或危险”，这表明需要仔细的专业评估、处方和后续行动。相对较小比例（4％）的学步车拥有者认为耻辱是一个问题。
In the United States, over 1.5 million persons use walkers, and 77 percent are 65 or older. Yet walkers rank high in terms of numbers of users experiencing problems in their use. This paper provides an overview of walker designs and features a review of the literature on studies of walkers and walker use, and an analysis of walker problems experienced by subjects in the University at Buffalo Consumer Assessments Study (CAS). Of 333 subjects in the CAS at the time of this analysis, 324 subjects reported at least some difficulty with ambulation, and 69 used a walker. Forty-two of the walker users reported problems relating to 46 walkers they owned. Fifty-seven percent of the problems were categorized as "difficult and/or dangerous" to use, pointing to the need for careful professional assessment, prescription and follow-up. A relatively small percentage (4 percent) of walker owners cited stigma as a problem.