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題 名 | Application of a World Health Organization 10-minute Screening Tool in Eastern Taiwan--Falls and Self-rated Health Status among Community-dwelling Elderly |
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作 者 | Huang, Liang-kai; Wang, Ying-wei; Chou, Chuan-huei; Liu, Yu-lun; Hsieh, Jyh-gang; | 書刊名 | Tzu Chi Medical Journal |
卷 期 | 27:3 2015.09[民104.09] |
頁 次 | 頁120-123 |
分類號 | 412.86 |
關鍵詞 | Falls; Geriatric screening; Health screening; Health services for the aged; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Objectives Falling is a major health risk facing the elderly. The prevalence of falls is 20.5% among adults older than 65 years in Taiwan. Our study used a geriatric screening tool to identify elderly people at high risk of falls. Materials and Methods Our study used a 10-minute geriatric screening tool developed by the World Health Organization to survey geriatric health problems and evaluated its effectiveness in a population of elderly Taiwanese. There were 186 participants who were ≥ 65 years old. All participants were interviewed by trained volunteers using the screening tool. Results The prevalence of falls was 28.3%, depression 13.4%, and urinary incontinence 29.9% in the previous year. Health issues in the elderly associated with a history of falls included depression (p < 0.001), urinary incontinence in the previous year (p = 0.004), and urinary incontinence in the previous week (p = 0.007). Protective factors against falls included the ability to walk fast (p < 0.001), get to places out of walking distance (p < 0.001), and perform heavy work (p < 0.001). The logistic regression analysis revealed that depression was positively correlated with a history of falling (p = 0.023), whereas the ability to walk fast presented a negative correlation (p = 0.015). Conclusion The World Health Organization 10-minute screening tool can be rapidly and easily implemented in a primary care clinical setting. It can also improve the identification of elderly persons living in the community at high risk of falling. |
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