老年人居家环境评估量表的研究进展

Research Progress on Home Environment Assessment Scale for the Elderly

环境作为老年人跌倒的影响因素,可单独或与其他危险因素交互作用导致跌倒风险增加。本文通过查阅、检索国内外近年来的老年人居家环境安全评估工具,综述了老年人宜居环境评估量表的研究现状,旨在为我国相关人员今后开展老年人居家跌倒调查及改进老年人居家环境中的危险因素提供参考。

Many environmental factors not only increase risk of falls for elderlies but also interact with other risk factors to increase cumulative risk for falls.In this review paper,current progress of research on home environment safety assessment tools for elderlies was presented.Information for this review was based on literature searches on livable environment assessment scale for the elderly.The aims of our review were to stimulate further investigations of falls in homes of the elderly and to provide information for modifying risk factors for prevention.