George J, Binns V E, Clayden A D, Mulley G P
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1988 May 14;296(6633):1365-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6633.1365.
A random sample of 140 elderly people aged over 75 was selected from the age-sex register of an urban general practice to assess the provision and use of aids and adaptations in their homes. Many of the aids that the elderly had were faulty, including half of the walking aids and 15% of hearing aids, reading spectacles, and dentures, and up to half of the aids were not used. Yet despite this underuse there were many disabled elderly people who required aids for the bath and toilet. When screening of elderly people is carried out in general practice assessment of aids and adaptations should be included to see that they are provided where needed, are used, and are adequately maintained.
从城市全科医疗的年龄性别登记册中随机抽取了140名75岁以上的老年人，以评估他们家中辅助器具的配备和使用情况以及房屋改造情况。老年人拥有的许多辅助器具都有故障，其中包括一半的助行器以及15%的助听器、阅读眼镜和假牙，多达一半的辅助器具未被使用。然而，尽管存在这种未充分使用的情况，仍有许多残疾老年人需要用于洗澡和上厕所的辅助器具。在全科医疗中对老年人进行筛查时，应包括对辅助器具和房屋改造的评估，以确保在需要的地方提供这些辅助器具，确保其得到使用，并得到妥善维护。
