Johansson B
Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scand J Caring Sci. 1998;12(2):67-72.
Falls and their consequences are a major health problem for elderly people. The aim of this study is to describe and analyse registered fall injuries in people 65 years and older, living in their own homes, during one year. In a local health care district, injuries of such severity as to require the attention of a doctor were registered. A form designed according to the National Swedish Board of Health and Welfare classification for registration of accident injuries was used. The computer program Epiinfo was used for processing and analysis. One thousand six hundred and thirty-nine fall injuries among elderly people living at home were registered. The women accounted for 70%. The injuries occurred mostly at home or in the home area during daytime and in connection with daily routines. Fractures accounted for 46.4% of the injuries. Of the victims, 44.4% needed to make only one visit to a doctor. Additional visits and admission to hospital were more common among the women. The study reveals that most of those injured were women, and that the falls occurred during their daily routines. Registration of this kind tells nothing about the persons and the circumstances behind the accidents. In order to gain deeper knowledge, complementary investigations are necessary.
跌倒及其后果是老年人面临的一个主要健康问题。本研究的目的是描述和分析65岁及以上居家老人在一年中的登记跌倒损伤情况。在一个当地医疗保健区，登记了需要医生关注的严重损伤情况。使用了根据瑞典国家卫生和福利委员会事故损伤登记分类设计的表格。使用计算机程序Epiinfo进行处理和分析。登记了1639例居家老人的跌倒损伤情况。女性占70%。损伤大多发生在白天居家或家附近，且与日常活动有关。骨折占损伤的46.4%。在受害者中，44.4%只需要看一次医生。女性中额外就诊和住院更为常见。该研究表明，大多数受伤者是女性，且跌倒发生在她们的日常活动期间。这种登记并未说明事故背后的人员和情况。为了获得更深入的了解，进行补充调查是必要的。
