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Risk Factors for Recurrent Falls Among Community-dwelling Elderly in Rural Areas

농촌지역 재가노인의 낙상 재발 위험요인 분석

  • Jeon, Mi-Yang (College of Nursing, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Yang, Sun Hee (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 전미양 (경상대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 양선희 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학)
  • Received : 2013.11.04
  • Accepted : 2013.12.05
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined the factors associated with recurrent falls among the community-dwelling elderly. The participants were 329 community-dwelling elderly. The data was collected from February 5, 2010 to February 14, 2010. Over the past 1 year, 14.3% of the 329 participants fall once, and 4.0% experienced recurrent falls. There was a significant difference among the non fallers, single faller and recurrent fallers with regard to the static balance(F=5.86, p=.003), dynamic balance(F=24.32, p<.001), risk of fall(F=9.94, p<.001) and compliance of prevention behavior related to falls(F=3.09, p=.047). The analysis results for the correlation between variables showed that the number of falls had a negative effect on the knee flexors muscular strength(r=-.15, p=.008), static balance(r=-.16, p=.004) and compliance of prevention behavior related to falls(r=-.12, p=.030) and a positive affect for the dynamic balance(r=.26, p<.001), depression(r=.13, p=.019) and risk of falls(r=.30, p<.001). The variables explained 36.0% of the variants in the occurrence of recurrent falls. Therefore, an effective recurrent fall prevention program should focus on multiple risk factor intervention.

본 논문은 농촌지역 재가 노인의 낙생재발과 관련된 위험요인을 분석함으로써 낙상재발 방지 프로그램을 개발하는데 근거자료로 제공하고자 시도하였다. 본 연구의 대상자는 낙상 횟수에 따라 비낙상자, 1회 낙상자, 낙상재발자로 구분하였으며 대상자는 329명이었고 자료수집은 2010년 2월 5일부터 2월 14일까지 실시하였다. 329명 노인 중 1회 낙상자는 14.3%, 낙상재발자 4.0%이었다. 세 군간에 정적 균형(한발서기 시간)(F=5.86, p=.003), 동적 균형(3m 걸어갔다 돌아오는 시간)(F=24.32, p<.001), 낙상 위험도(F=9.94, p<.001), 낙상예방행위이행도(F=3.09, p=.047)는 유의한 차이가 있었다. 상관관계 분석에서 낙상 횟수와 슬관절 굴곡근 근력(r=-.15, p=.008), 정적 균형(r=-.16, p=.004), 낙상예방행위이행도(r=-.12, p=.030)는 역상관관계가, 동적 균형(r=.26, p<.001), 우울(r=.13, p=.019), 낙상위험도(r=.30, p<.001)는 순상관관계가 있었다. 낙상 횟수와 유의한 상관관계가 있는 변수를 활용하여 투입식 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 설명력 36.0%로 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 본 연구결과를 근거로 농촌지역 재가 노인의 낙상재발을 방지하기 위해서는 노인의 균형을 증진시킬 수 있는 신체활동과 우울을 감소시킬 수 있는 심리적 중재 및 낙상예방행위를 이행할 수 있는 행동요법 등이 포함된 복합 낙상재발 방지 프로그램을 제안한다.

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