1 New York University, New York City, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2019 Jun;38(6):775-790. doi: 10.1177/0733464817751199. Epub 2018 Jan 1.
Outdoor falls are just as common as indoor falls, but have received less attention in research and practice. Behavioral strategies play an important role in outdoor fall prevention. The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of strategy use.
Backward stepwise regression was used to study factors associated with use of outdoor fall prevention strategies among a random sample ( N = 120) of community-dwelling seniors.
Significant negative predictors of strategy use included higher education levels ( p < .01) and living in an urban versus a suburban environment ( p < .01). Concern about falls and number of identified risks were positive predictors ( ps < .05). Differences were found between outdoor fallers and nonfallers in the use of three different types of strategies ( ps < .05).
There are some differences in the profiles of people who use and do not use outdoor fall prevention strategies. Further study of additional factors is warranted.
户外跌倒与室内跌倒一样常见，但在研究和实践中受到的关注较少。行为策略在户外跌倒预防中起着重要作用。本研究旨在探讨策略使用的预测因素。
采用向后逐步回归法，对社区居住的老年人随机样本（N=120）进行研究，分析与使用户外跌倒预防策略相关的因素。
策略使用的显著负向预测因素包括较高的教育水平（p<0.01）和居住在城市而非郊区环境（p<0.01）。对跌倒的担忧和识别出的风险数量是正向预测因素（p<0.05）。在使用三种不同类型策略方面，户外跌倒者和非跌倒者存在差异（p<0.05）。
使用和不使用户外跌倒预防策略的人群特征存在一些差异。需要进一步研究其他因素。
