Kim Shinmi, Ahn Jaehong, Choi Sookhee, Lee Yunjung
Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
J Korean Acad Nurs. 2010 Apr;40(2):161-71. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.2.161.
The purpose of the study was to identify the prevalence, risk factors and clinical meanings of geriatric foot problems and to suggest implications for the future.
One hundred eighty nine elderly aged 60 and over from institution as well as community were investigated for their foot conditions by means of a questionnaire including general characteristics, self care capacity, risk factors, foot problem checklist, X-ray, podoscopy and foot scan. Descriptive statistics and X(2)-test was performed as appropriate utilizing SPSS version 14. Less than .05 of p-value was adopted as statistical significance level.
All subjects had at least one kind of foot problem and the most prevalent ones were nail problems, foot deformities in order. Prevalence of foot pain and edema was relatively low.
Foot problem in elderly is prevalent and geriatric foot is expected to emerge as one of the most important problems in the geriatric field. Therefore strategies to deal with geriatric foot should be developed and practiced for better quality of life in later life.
本研究旨在确定老年足部问题的患病率、危险因素及临床意义，并对未来提出相关建议。
通过问卷调查对189名60岁及以上来自机构和社区的老年人的足部状况进行调查，问卷内容包括一般特征、自我护理能力、危险因素、足部问题清单、X线、足镜检查和足部扫描。使用SPSS 14.0版进行描述性统计和适当的卡方检验。采用p值小于0.05作为统计学显著性水平。
所有受试者至少有一种足部问题，最常见的依次是指甲问题、足部畸形。足部疼痛和水肿的患病率相对较低。
老年人足部问题普遍存在，老年足部问题有望成为老年领域最重要的问题之一。因此，应制定并实施应对老年足部问题的策略，以提高晚年生活质量。
