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老年人跌倒是一重要的公共卫生问题,在我国65岁以上者每年有30％～40％发生跌倒,其中20％～30％可造成严重的身体损伤(如髋部骨折及颅脑外伤),同时约60％的老年人在跌倒后会出现心理障碍、活动受限及生存质量明显下降,在意外事故死亡中,近1/2是由跌倒所致.视力损害是老年人跌倒最重要的危险因素.本文介绍了视力损害老年人跌倒后的严重后果及干预措施,目的是唤起大家对视力损害老年人跌倒防范的紧迫性及严重性给予更多的关注.
노년인질도시일중요적공공위생문제,재아국65세이상자매년유30％～40％발생질도,기중20％～30％가조성엄중적신체손상(여관부골절급로뇌외상),동시약60％적노년인재질도후회출현심리장애、활동수한급생존질량명현하강,재의외사고사망중,근1/2시유질도소치.시력손해시노년인질도최중요적위험인소.본문개소료시력손해노년인질도후적엄중후과급간예조시,목적시환기대가대시력손해노년인질도방범적긴박성급엄중성급여경다적관주.
Falls are the major public health issues in the elderly population.Every year accidental falls occur in 30％ to 40％ of those aged more than 65 years,with 20％ to 30％ of those falls resulting in serious injury (such as hip fractures and brain damages) in our country.After the falls,60％ of the elderly suffered from psychological disorders,limited mobility and decreased quality of life.Falls account for approximately half of all accident-related deaths.Visual impairment is the most important risk factor for falls in the elderly people.This article introduces the consequences and the intervention stragegies of falls in visually impaired older people.The purpose is to arouse our attention and concern on the ungency and seriousness of the falls in the elderly people with visual impairment.