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Examination of useful items for the assessment of fall risk in the Korean community-dwelling elderly

한국 노인의 낙상위험평가 설문항목의 유효성 검토

  • Shin, Sohee (School of sport and exercise science, University of Ulsan)
  • 신소희 (울산대학교 스포츠과학부)
  • Received : 2018.04.23
  • Accepted : 2018.06.20
  • Published : 2018.06.28
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to select useful items for assessing fall risk in community-dwelling elderly. This study assumed five fall risk factors: Symptoms of falling, physical function, disease and physical symptoms, environment, and behavior and character based on previous studies. The questionnaire consisted of 44 items according to the contents validation, crossover analysis and factor analysis. The Korean version of the Fall Risk Assessment Scale (FRA-K) will be used as a useful tool to improve the fall problems perceived to be serious social problems and to provide important information for prevention of falls.

이 연구의 목적은 우리나라 지역거주 노인의 낙상 리스크를 평가하는 문항을 선정하고 유효성을 검토하는데 있다. 낙상위험 평가는 선행연구를 참고로 '낙상잠재성', '신체기능', '질병과 신체증상', '환경', '행동과 성격'의 5가지 요인으로 구분하였으며 내용타당성 검증, 교차분석 및 요인분석 결과에 따라 총 44개 문항으로 구성하였다. 한국형 낙상위험 평가척도는 심각한 사회문제로 인식되고 있는 노인의 낙상문제를 개선하고 개인의 낙상예방에 중요한 정보를 제공하는데 유용한 도구로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

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