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KMID : 0439019990080020202
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Korean Journal of Nursing Query
1999 Volume.8 No. 2 p.202 ~ p.224
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A study on accidents of the elderly in urban areas
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김소선/Kim, So Sun
이은숙/Lee, Eun Sook
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Abstract
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Accidents are a very serious problem among the urban elderly. Injury from accidents cause death and disability in the elderly. In many cases injuries in the elderly result in delayed recovery. Hence, this descriptive survey study was done to determine the incidence rate of accidents and associated factors.
The sample consisted of 335 persons over the age of 65. Data were collected from April 1 to April 30, 1999 in a large metropolitan area through personal interview using a structured questionnaire.
Asking about accidents that had occurred over the last one year from April 1998 to March 1999. The content of the questionnaire included items on the occurrence of accidents and attitudes toward accidents. The data were analyzed using SAS PC statistical package.
The results of the study are as follows;
1. The total number of accidental injuries was 145 among the 335 persons in the study sample. The mean rate for accidents was 0.43 times and 29.9% of the subjects experienced an accident during the last one year.
2. The highest incidence rate for accidents was observed to be in the spring, and as for time of day, from 8-12 a.m.
3. In the analysis of the location where the injury took place, the frequent places were out of doors(58.06%) and on the road(27.59%)was the most frequent place among them. On the other hand the injuries that took place at home was 41.94%
4. Most of the accidents were caused by falling(53.17%) followed by traffic accidents, 11.11%, and the most frequent types of injury were open wound(20.5 I%), followed by,
fractures(19.66%), sprains(19.66%), and contusions(19.66%).
5. Most of the injuries were to legs and feet, followed by arms and hands.
6. For the most part they were treated at a hospital, and emergency treatment was mostly done by themselves with, stabilization being the main type of first aid. The cost of treatment ranged from less than 5,000 won in most cases(41.73%) to a similar rate of more than 20,000 won(40.16%).
7. Type of housing, number of family members and health status were statisticaly significant in chi-square analysis.
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