Acimis Nurhan M, Mas Nuket, Yazici A Canan, Gocmen Levent, Isik Ahmet Turan, Mas M Refik
Denizli State Hospital, 6014 sok. No. 4 Kat. 1 Camlaralti mah., 20100 Kinikli/Denizli, Turkey.
Anatomy Kocatepe University, Ahmet Necdet Sezer Kampusu, Gazligol Yolu, 03200 Afyon, Turkey.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Sep-Oct;49(2):220-223. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.08.015. Epub 2008 Oct 31.
The accidents seen in the elderly have a remarkable impact on their family life and the society they live in. In this study, we have aimed to assess the prevalence, types and characteristics of the accidents seen among the elderly. We performed a cross-sectional study. The data was collected from 486 old people living in Kocaeli Region, in 2003. Demographic features, numbers and the variety of accidents were recorded after interviews. The data were also obtained from a questionnaire given after a physical examination. The ratio of accidents was found to be 9.5% (46 cases) in the study group; of those 71.7% were indoor and 28.3% outdoor accidents. The causes of the accidents were falls (69.6%), cuts (13.0%) and stings (10.9%). The distribution of the indoor accidents was 72.7% for falls, 12.1% for cuts, 9.1% for stings and 6.1% for other injuries. The distribution of the outdoor accidents was 61.5% for falls, 15.4% for cuts, 15.4% for stings and 7.7% for burns. Fall-induced injuries seem to be a major problem among the elderly. The results of our study indicate that the occurrence of indoor accidents is an important health problem in the geriatric population.
老年人中发生的意外事故对他们的家庭生活以及他们所处的社会有着显著影响。在本研究中，我们旨在评估老年人中所见意外事故的患病率、类型及特征。我们开展了一项横断面研究。数据于2003年从科贾埃利地区居住的486位老年人中收集。访谈后记录人口统计学特征、意外事故的数量及种类。数据还来自体格检查后给出的一份问卷。研究组中意外事故发生率为9.5%（46例）；其中71.7%为室内意外，28.3%为室外意外。意外事故的原因是跌倒（69.6%）、割伤（13.0%）和蜇伤（10.9%）。室内意外的分布情况为：跌倒占72.7%，割伤占12.1%，蜇伤占9.1%，其他伤害占6.1%。室外意外的分布情况为：跌倒占61.5%，割伤占15.4%，蜇伤占15.4%，烧伤占7.7%。跌倒所致伤害似乎是老年人中的一个主要问题。我们的研究结果表明，室内意外事故的发生是老年人群体中的一个重要健康问题。
