Lukaszyk Caroline, Radford Kylie, Delbaere Kim, Ivers Rebecca, Rogers Kris, Sherrington Catherine, Tiedemann Anne, Coombes Julieann, Daylight Gail, Draper Brian, Broe Tony
The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2018 Jun;37(2):113-119. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12481. Epub 2017 Nov 15.
To examine associations between fall risk factors identified previously in other populations and falls among Aboriginal people aged 60 years and older, living in New South Wales, Australia.
Interviews were conducted with older Aboriginal people in five urban and regional communities. Associations between past falls and 22 fall predictor variables were examined using linear and multiple regression analyses.
Of the 336 participants, 80 people (24%) reported at least one fall in the past year, and 34 (10%) reported two or more falls. Participants had an increased fall risk if they were female; used three or more medications; had arthritis, macular degeneration, depression, history of stroke; were unable to do their own housework; or were unable to do their own shopping.
Falls were experienced by one-quarter of study participants. Fall risk factors identified for older Aboriginal people appear to be similar to those identified in the general population. Understanding of fall risk factors may assist with the development of appropriate and effective community-led fall prevention programs.
研究此前在其他人群中确定的跌倒风险因素与居住在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的60岁及以上原住民跌倒之间的关联。
对五个城市和地区社区的老年原住民进行了访谈。使用线性回归和多元回归分析研究过去跌倒与22个跌倒预测变量之间的关联。
在336名参与者中，80人（24%）报告在过去一年中至少跌倒过一次，34人（10%）报告跌倒过两次或更多次。如果参与者为女性；使用三种或更多药物；患有关节炎、黄斑变性、抑郁症、中风病史；无法自己做家务；或无法自己购物，则跌倒风险会增加。
四分之一的研究参与者经历过跌倒。为老年原住民确定的跌倒风险因素似乎与一般人群中确定的因素相似。了解跌倒风险因素可能有助于制定适当且有效的社区主导的跌倒预防计划。
