Siddiqi Furqan Ahmed, Masood Tahir, Osama Muhammad, Azim Muhammad Ehab, Babur Muhammad Naveed
Foundation University Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences.
Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;69(2):246-249.
The objective of this study was to assess the balance and fall risk among the community dwelling healthy older adults in Pakistan and to determine the correlation between balance measures and fall risk, for which a crosssectional correlation study was conducted at Foundation University Islamabad and Fauji Foundation Hospital from March 2016 to February 2017. A total of 77 individuals over 50 years were included via convenience sampling. I n di vi d u al s w i t h he a r i ng /v is ua l an d c o gn it ive impairments, infections, and orthopaedic and severe comorbid conditions were excluded. Data collection tools included Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Functional Reach Test (FRT) and Fall Risk Score (FRS). Independent t-test and Bivariate Pearson Correlation (CI=95%, P<0.05) were used for analysis. Mean value of the BBS, FRS, TUG and FRT was 41.36±2.96, 3.40±1.47, 15.90±2.68 and 13.34±3.45 respectively. Age had a significant (p<0.05) positive correlation with FRS and negative correlation with BBS. A significant correlation (P<0.05) was found only between FRT & TUG and TUG & BBS.
本研究的目的是评估巴基斯坦社区居住的健康老年人的平衡能力和跌倒风险，并确定平衡测量指标与跌倒风险之间的相关性。为此，于2016年3月至2017年2月在伊斯兰堡基础大学和富吉基金会医院进行了一项横断面相关性研究。通过便利抽样纳入了77名50岁以上的个体。排除了有听力/视力和认知障碍、感染以及骨科和严重合并症的个体。数据收集工具包括伯格平衡量表（BBS）、定时起立行走测试（TUG）、功能性前伸测试（FRT）和跌倒风险评分（FRS）。采用独立样本t检验和双变量皮尔逊相关性分析（置信区间=95%，P<0.05）。BBS、FRS、TUG和FRT的平均值分别为41.36±2.96、3.40±1.47、15.90±2.68和13.34±3.45。年龄与FRS呈显著正相关（p<0.05），与BBS呈负相关。仅在FRT与TUG以及TUG与BBS之间发现显著相关性（P<0.05）。
