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KMID : 1035420210090030175
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2021 Volume.9 No. 3 p.175 ~ p.183
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The Relationship between Falling and Quality of Life for The Elderly over 65 : Using Korean community health survey
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Kim Ki-Jong
Heo Myoung
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Abstract
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Purpose : Few studies have examined the relationship between elderly falls and quality of life (QOL) in a large general population. The purpose of the scheme was to identify the relationship between falls and QOL in a large sample of the elderly.
Methods : This study used raw data from the 2013 Korean Community Health Survey. A total of 228,781 people participated in the 2013 study among them 61.552 people were aged 65 or older. Authors also excluded 40 people whose QOL confirmation was unclear. Therefore, final analysis was conducted 611,512 senior citizens.
Results : The results showed a statistically significantly lower QOL to little fear and full of fear as compared with no fear of falls. The number of falls was statistically significantly lower in one, two, and three or more times, than in zero (i.e. no falls). In the falling environments, fall experience, but not related to lighting, had a significant lower in QOL compared without the experience.
Conclusion : This study concluded that there is a strong connection between fall and QOL to the elderly, particularly regarding the number of occurrences, place, and environment. However, we found that an environment (e.g. the lack of lighting) did not affect QOL.
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KEYWORD
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accidental falls, elderly, epidemiology, fear, quality of life
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