助行设备在美国老年人群中防跌倒作用的现状分析①.pdfVIP

中国康复理论与实践2014年1月第20卷第1期 ChinJRehabilTheoryPract,Jan.2014,Vol.20,No.1 - 85 - DOI: 10.3969/j.issn. 1006-9771.2014.01.024 ·国外动态· 助行设备在美国老年人群中防跌倒作用的现状分析① 1 1 2 邱启祥 ，王小敏 ，刘浩 [摘要] 本文分析各种助行设备(AAD) ，包括助行器、助行车、手杖等对美国老年使用者姿态、步态的影响及其与跌倒的关 系；分析了为什么即使有AAD 的帮助，老年人跌倒现象还是频繁出现。提出要在社区医疗服务中对老年人AAD 的使用情况进行 评估，并向他们宣传和培训正确使用AAD 的知识，以便帮助老年人合理地使用AAD ，尽可能地避免跌倒的发生。 [关键词] 老年人；跌倒；助行器；手杖 Assessment of Using Assistive Ambulatory Device among Older Adults in America QIU Qi-xiang, WANG Xiao-min, LIU Hao. Gan- nan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China Abstract: This paper analyzed the problems existing with the usage of assistive ambulatory devices (AADs) among older adults in America and proposed solutions to improve these problems. The effects of AADs －walker, rollator, and cane －on gait and posture of old- er adults were assessed. Also, the relationships between AAD usage, fall occurrence, and why older adults continue to fall despite use of AADs were analyzed. It was suggested that in order to prevent from falls among older adults in the community routine assessment and train- ing in correct AAD use should be performed. Key words: older adult; falling; assistive ambulatory device; cane [中图分类号] R496 [文献标识码] A [文章编号] 1006-9771(2014)01-0085-03 [本文著录格式] 邱启祥，王小敏，刘浩. 助行设备在美国老年人群中防跌倒作用的现状分析[J]. 中国康复理论与实践, 2014, 20(1): 85-87. 近年来，美国老年人口正在迅速增长。到2010 年，美国 够好。平衡障碍的程度可在专业人员的指导下，通过物理检测 [1] 65 岁或以上老人已近4000 万 。这些老年人当中，大约14%~ 和平衡评