照顾者与住院老年患者跌倒相关性的研究

Study on the correlation of falls and caregivers in elderly inpatients

目的分析照顾者与老年患者跌倒发生率的相关性,为制定护理预防措施及相关宣教内容提供科学依据。方法抽取北京市10个城区的10所医院274名老年人进行问卷调查。结果老年患者在有人照顾的情况下跌倒发生率为31.97%,①亲属照顾跌倒率为67.98%,高于非亲属照顾跌倒率43.75%。②有照顾经历者跌倒率为65.33%,高于无照顾经历者跌倒率50.81%。③经专业培训或非专业培训者跌倒率低于未培训凭经验者跌倒率。结论照顾者的身份、经历、照顾知识来源与住院老年患者跌倒发生率具有相关性,应加强对照顾者护理专业知识的培训和管理,强化其安全意识,最大程度降低住院老年患者跌倒发生率。

Objective To analyze the correlation of falls rate and caregivers in elderly inpatients and provide scientific basis for the establisbment of preventive measure and health education. Methods 274 elderly inpatients were sampled from ten hospitals and were investigated with a questionnaire. Results The falls rate was 31.97% in the elderly inpatients with accompany. The falls rate among patients with family caregivers was 67.98% ,which was higher than that of patients with non - family caregivers （43.75%）. The falls rate was 65.33% among caregivers with caring experience,which was higher than that of caregivers lack of caring experience （50.81% ）. The falls rates among caregivers with professional training, informal training were higher than that of no training respectively. Conclusion The caregivers＇ relations with patients,caring experience and source of knowledge were correlated with the falls rate in elderly inpatients.It is suggested to strengthen professional training and management for the caregivers, enhance their awareness of patient safety and reduce the falls rate among elderly inpatients.