Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, 71491 University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 47713, Saudi Arabia.
Physiotherapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Science, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Womens Health. 2023 Nov 9;23(1):587. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02760-y.
The prevalence of falls among mothers (18-49 years old) in Saudi Arabia has been overlooked and understudied. Therefore, the study aimed to identify the 1-year prevalence, rate of falls, and consequent injuries among mothers in Saudi Arabia.
In this cross-sectional study, a self-administered online questionnaire, including sociodemographic data and questions related to the history of falls and consequent injuries during the past 12 months, was disseminated through social media in Saudi Arabia.
A convenience sample of 986 mothers were voluntarily recruited for this study with a median age of 33 years and an interquartile range of 10 years. The 1-year prevalence of falls among mothers was 14.1 % (n = 139), and 52.5 % (n = 73/139) of the fallers experienced more than one fall. Among mothers who had experienced a fall, 25.4 % (n = 33/139) experienced a fall incident during pregnancy. The reported consequences of falls were pain in 37.4 % (n = 52/139), muscle and ligament injuries in 7.2 % (n = 10/139), and fractures in 2.2 % (n = 3/139) of participants. The study's findings indicate that asthma and high cholesterol level predicts the risk of falls in mothers.
According to our convenience sampling, 14.1% of mothers had experienced one or more falls in the past 12 months. The increased prevalence of falls among this age group of women supports the idea that falls are not only an issue for the older adult population, but fall prevention strategies for this age range are also needed.
沙特阿拉伯母亲（18-49 岁）的跌倒发生率被忽视和研究不足。因此，本研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯母亲一年内的跌倒发生率、跌倒率和随后受伤的情况。
在这项横断面研究中，通过社交媒体在沙特阿拉伯分发了一份自我管理的在线问卷，其中包括社会人口统计学数据以及与过去 12 个月内跌倒和随后受伤史相关的问题。
本研究共招募了 986 名愿意参加的母亲作为方便样本，平均年龄为 33 岁，四分位距为 10 岁。母亲一年内跌倒的发生率为 14.1%（n=139），52.5%（n=73/139）的跌倒者经历了一次以上的跌倒。在跌倒的母亲中，25.4%（n=33/139）在怀孕期间经历了跌倒事件。跌倒的后果报告为疼痛占 37.4%（n=52/139）、肌肉和韧带损伤占 7.2%（n=10/139）、骨折占 2.2%（n=3/139）。研究结果表明，哮喘和高胆固醇水平预示着母亲跌倒的风险。
根据我们的方便抽样，14.1%的母亲在过去 12 个月内经历过一次或多次跌倒。这一年龄组女性跌倒发生率的增加支持这样一种观点，即跌倒不仅是老年人群体的问题，而且还需要针对这一年龄段制定跌倒预防策略。
