O'Connor Jennifer J, Phillips Lorraine J, Folarinde Bunmi, Alexander Gregory L, Rantz Marilyn
J Gerontol Nurs. 2017 Jul 1;43(7):13-19. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20170614-05.
Falls are a major source of death and disability in older adults; little data, however, are available about the etiology of falls in community-dwelling older adults. Sensor systems installed in independent and assisted living residences of 105 older adults participating in an ongoing technology study were programmed to record live videos of probable fall events. Sixty-four fall video segments from 19 individuals were viewed and rated using the Falls Video Assessment Questionnaire. Raters identified that 56% (n = 36) of falls were due to an incorrect shift of body weight and 27% (n = 17) from losing support of an external object, such as an unlocked wheelchair or rolling walker. In 60% of falls, mobility aids were in the room or in use at the time of the fall. Use of environmentally embedded sensors provides a mechanism for real-time fall detection and, ultimately, may supply information to clinicians for fall prevention interventions. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(7), 13-19.].
跌倒是老年人死亡和残疾的主要原因；然而，关于社区居住老年人跌倒病因的数据却很少。参与一项正在进行的技术研究的105名老年人的独立和辅助生活住所中安装的传感器系统被编程记录可能的跌倒事件的实时视频。使用跌倒视频评估问卷对来自19名个体的64个跌倒视频片段进行了查看和评分。评估者确定，56%（n = 36）的跌倒归因于体重不正确的转移，27%（n = 17）的跌倒归因于失去对外部物体的支撑，如未锁定的轮椅或滚动助行器。在60%的跌倒事件中，跌倒发生时移动辅助器具在房间内或正在使用。使用环境嵌入式传感器提供了一种实时跌倒检测机制，并最终可能为临床医生提供预防跌倒干预的信息。[《老年护理杂志》，43(7)，13 - 19。]
