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http://dx.doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2014.39.1.001

The Injury and its Related Factors in the Elderly Using the Data of 2008 Community Health Survey  

Kwon, Yu-Jin (Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Chosun University)
Ryu, So-Yeon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
Shin, Seung-Ok (Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Chosun University)
Chun, In-Ae (Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Chosun University)
Park, Moon-Sook (Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Chosun University)
Shim, Jae-Soon (Department of Health Science, Graduate School of Chosun University)
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Journal of agricultural medicine and community health / v.39, no.1, 2014 , pp. 1-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The objectives were to estimate the rate of the injury in the elderly over the past year and to identify factors related to injury in the elderly in South Korea. Method: Using data from the 2008 Community Health Survey, 43,049 elderly persons, aged 65 years and older, were selected as study subjects. Their experience of injury during the past year and other variables, including socio-demographic factors, health-related factors, and diagnosed chronic diseases, were used. The chi-squared test and multiple logistic regression analysis with weighted analysis were conducted and statistical significance was set at p<0.05. Result: The rate of injury in the elderly during the past year was 5.1%. The most common types of the injury were falling/slipping down and traffic accidents. Factors related to injury in the elderly were living alone, current drinking, depression, poor self-rated health, stroke, and osteoporosis. Living alone (odds ratio 1.23, 95% CI: 1.05-1.45), current drinkers (OR 1.19, 95% CI: 1.05-1.35), poor self-rated health (OR 1.72, 95% CI: 1.43-2.08), depression (OR 1.23, 95% CI: 1.17-1.68), and history of stroke (OR 1.40, 95% CI: 1.17-1.68), and history of osteoporosis (OR 1.45, 95% CI: 1.26-1.66) were related to an increased risk of injury. Conclusions: Intervention programs that consider the risk factors related to injury should be developed and implemented to decrease and prevent injuries in the elderly.
Keywords
Elderly; Injury; Risk factors;
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