Preventing falls in the elderly at home: a community-based program.

摘要: OBJECTIVE To analyse the effectiveness of an ongoing program for reducing risk falls in elderly their homes. DESIGN Retrospective questionnaire survey number 12 months before home modifications were installed. Participants followed up later to determine since modifications. SETTING Major city, November 1993 July 1995. PARTICIPANTS Healthy people recruited at presentations made gatherings about risks home. INTERVENTION A free safety inspection and simple modifications, such as grab-rails non-slip floor surfaces, offered subsidized prices. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number after RESULTS Nearly 4000 agreed have a and, these 90% homes modified. Of first 305 participants (mean age 74 years) whom it had been 69 (22.6%) reported having fallen least once In 29 (9.5% one or more falls--a 58% reduction (95% confidence interval [Cl], 37%-72%). The total decreased from 121 45--a 63% Cl, 50%-73%). There was significant decrease 61-65, 66-70, 71-75 81-85 years groups (P< 0.05). CONCLUSIONS falling can be lowered by than half Behavioural change, well environmental is important success falls-prevention programs.