The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지)

The Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회)
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The Relationship between Status of Chronic Disease and Fall Experience in Korean Elderly: Based on 2015 Community Health Survey

한국 노인의 만성질환과 낙상경험과의 관련성: 2015년 지역사회건강조사를 기반으로

  • Byeon, Kyeonghyang (Institute for Health and Society, Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Nam, Younghee (Dept. of Health Administration, Namseoul University)
  • 변경향 (한양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 건강과 사회연구소) ;
  • 남영희 (남서울대학교 보건행정학과)
  • Received : 2019.03.23
  • Accepted : 2019.04.17
  • Published : 2019.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand the relevance of chronic disease conditions and fall experience among people aged 65 and older. and use them as basic data to reduce the risk of falling. Methods: The study selected 26,122 men and 37,777 women aged 65 and over as final subjects of the study, using raw data from the Community Health Survey in 2015. The statistical analysis used SAS 9.4 USA. Results: About 20% of those aged 65 and older experienced a fall, with one in five elderly people experiencing a fall, and the ratio of men to women was 3:7, women higher than men. As the age grew, the lower the level of education, the more senior citizens who lived alone occurred falls. In addition, the incidence of falls was higher when the number of chronic diseases was more than three. The incidence of falls was 1.1-1.5 times higher depending on chronic diseases. Conclusion: The development of education and exercise programs for preventing fall of senior citizens aged 65 and older is required and further study is needed.

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