Keskinoglu Pembe, Picakciefe Metin, Bilgic Nurcan, Giray Hatice, Karakus Nuriye, Ucku Reyhan
Izmir Provincial Health Directorate, Department of Emergency Services, Izmir, Turkey.
J Aging Health. 2008 Oct;20(7):824-36. doi: 10.1177/0898264308324610.
To determine and compare the prevalence of and risk factors for home accidents in the elderly in two different districts.
This cross-sectional study involves 497 older participants ages 65 and older. Sociodemographic characteristics of the elderly and characteristics of the houses in two different regions are evaluated. Data are analyzed by chi-square and t test.
The prevalence of home accidents was 39.3% in the low socioeconomic region and 13.1% in the high socioeconomic region within the past 6 months (p = .000). The most common type of home accident was fall (61.8%), followed by cut or piercing (22.0%). Home accidents are associated with being female and increasing age in the higher socioeconomic region, whereas being female, being unmarried, and living in a squatter house are associated with home accidents in the low socioeconomic region.
The prevalence of home accidents in the elderly population who live in low socioeconomic region was higher.
确定并比较两个不同地区老年人家庭事故的发生率及危险因素。
这项横断面研究纳入了497名65岁及以上的老年参与者。评估了老年人的社会人口学特征以及两个不同地区房屋的特征。数据采用卡方检验和t检验进行分析。
在过去6个月中，低社会经济地区家庭事故的发生率为39.3%，高社会经济地区为13.1%（p = .000）。家庭事故最常见的类型是跌倒（61.8%），其次是切割或刺伤（22.0%）。在高社会经济地区，家庭事故与女性及年龄增长有关，而在低社会经济地区，家庭事故与女性、未婚以及居住在棚户区有关。
生活在低社会经济地区的老年人群体中家庭事故的发生率较高。
