酒精是社区居住老年人跌倒受伤事件的一个风险因素。

Alcohol as a risk factor for fall injury events among elderly persons living in the community.

作者信息

Nelson D E, Sattin R W, Langlois J A, DeVito C A, Stevens J A

机构信息

Division of Injury Control, National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, Atlanta, Georgia.

出版信息

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992 Jul;40(7):658-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1992.tb01955.x.

OBJECTIVE

To determine if alcohol use is a risk factor for fall injury events among community-dwelling older persons.

DESIGN

Case-control study.

SETTING

South Miami Beach, Florida.

PARTICIPANTS

320 persons 65 or older who sought treatment at six area hospitals for injuries resulting from falls; 609 controls, matched for sex and age, selected randomly from Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare) files.

MAIN INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

Self-reported current alcohol use.

RESULTS

No association was found between fall injury events and average weekly alcohol use.

CONCLUSIONS

Further efforts at reducing injuries to older persons from falls should concentrate on other modifiable risk factors, including adequate treatment of underlying medical conditions, reducing inappropriate psychotropic medication use, and installing safety devices in the home.

目的

确定饮酒是否为社区居住的老年人跌倒受伤事件的危险因素。

设计

病例对照研究。

地点

佛罗里达州南迈阿密海滩。

参与者

320名65岁及以上因跌倒受伤在该地区六家医院寻求治疗的人；609名对照者，按性别和年龄匹配，从医疗保健财务管理局（医疗保险）档案中随机选取。

主要自变量

自我报告的当前饮酒情况。

结果

未发现跌倒受伤事件与平均每周饮酒量之间存在关联。

结论

进一步减少老年人跌倒受伤的努力应集中在其他可改变的危险因素上，包括对基础疾病进行充分治疗、减少不适当的精神药物使用以及在家中安装安全装置。