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KMID : 1035720190200010113
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Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
2019 Volume.20 No. 1 p.113 ~ p.126
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The Relationship between Status of Chronic Disease and Fall Experience in Korean Elderly: Based on 2015 Community Health Survey
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Byeon Kyeong-Hyang
Nam Young-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to understand the relevance of chronic disease conditions and fall experience among people aged 65 and older. and use them as basic data to reduce the risk of falling.
Methods: The study selected 26,122 men and 37,777 women aged 65 and over as final subjects of the study, using raw data from the Community Health Survey in 2015. The statistical analysis used SAS 9.4 USA.
Results: About 20% of those aged 65 and older experienced a fall, with one in five elderly people experiencing a fall, and the ratio of men to women was 3:7, women higher than men. As the age grew, the lower the level of education, the more senior citizens who lived alone occurred falls. In addition, the incidence of falls was higher when the number of chronic diseases was more than three. The incidence of falls was 1.1-1.5 times higher depending on chronic diseases.
Conclusion: The development of education and exercise programs for preventing fall of senior citizens aged 65 and older is required and further study is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic disease, Community Health survey, Fall experience, Korean elderly
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