Study on the Incidence and Effectiveness of Falls Intervention Programs in Community-dwelling Older People in Beijing
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand the epidemiological characteristics of falls and to evaluate the effectiveness of fall-prevention programs in older adults living in an urban community in Beijing.METHODS: A cross-sectional study as baseline survey was conducted in the Longtan community of Dongcheng District in Beijing in 2005.People aged 60 or above were recruited using stratified cluster sampling method.Intervention strategies including giving lectures and distributing free literature on falls-related knowledge, and making personalized programs and health education on falls prevention were provided to the interviewees regularly every year after the time of baseline survey.A follow-up survey was conducted in the same community in 2009.Information related to falls was collected with a standardized structured questionnaire by face-to-face interview.
J.Shi Y.K.Tao B.Y.Zhou C.B.Duan C.F.Zhang Z.H.Qin Z.Q.Sun P.L.Yu
Institute of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China
国内会议
苏州
英文
129-130
2015-09-11（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）