Department of Psychology and Ageing & Dementia Research Centre.
Centre of Postgraduate Medical Research and Education.
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Oct-Dec;34(4):362-365. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000364.
This study compared different methods for collecting data on falls among people with dementia to identify which is most feasible and accurate. Eighty-three dyads, comprised of a community-dwelling person with dementia and their informal carer, participated in the TAi ChI for people with demenTia (TACIT) trial. Falls were collected prospectively over 6 months using monthly calendars, weekly and monthly telephone interviews, and 3-monthly telephone interviews with the carer. Unique falls identified across the reporting methods were combined, and this total was compared against each reporting method in isolation and combinations. A higher frequency of falls indicated greater accuracy. Falls data collection was most feasible with weekly telephone interviews (84%), and most accurate with the combination of weekly telephone interviews with monthly calendars (96%). For the greatest completeness and accuracy of falls data with community-dwelling people with dementia, researchers should use both weekly telephone interviews and monthly calendars.
本研究比较了收集痴呆症患者跌倒数据的不同方法，以确定哪种方法最可行和准确。83 对由社区居住的痴呆症患者及其非专业照顾者组成的二人组参与了 TAi ChI for people with demenTia（TACIT）试验。使用每月日历、每周和每月电话访谈以及每 3 个月与照顾者的电话访谈，前瞻性地收集了 6 个月的跌倒数据。通过报告方法识别的独特跌倒被合并，然后将这个总数与每种报告方法单独和组合进行比较。较高的跌倒频率表明更高的准确性。每周电话访谈是最可行的跌倒数据收集方法（84%），而每周电话访谈与每月日历相结合的方法则是最准确的（96%）。对于收集社区居住的痴呆症患者的跌倒数据，为了获得最大的完整性和准确性，研究人员应该同时使用每周电话访谈和每月日历。
