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전은영 ( Jeon Eun-Young ) - 대구한의대학교 간호대학
김숙영 ( Kim Sook-Young ) - 포천중문의과대학교 간호학부
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for falls among the elderly living in community.
Method: This was a descriptive study. The subjects comprised 80 elderly aged 65 years or over living in D city. The instruments used for this study was the MDS-HC V2.0. The data was analyzed by SPSS Win 14.0 using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation.
Result: Among the socio-demographic characteristics, the significant differences were found in ADL by gender and marital status. Older elderly(≥85) used more medications than other elderly. The elderly were use average 4.33 medications, but 46.3% of the subjects didn’t have the physician reviewed all medications. There was statistically significant correlation between number of medications and falls.
Conclusion: Nurses should inspect about the number of medications, drug interaction, and side effects. It would be preventive intervention for fall in elderly.
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KeyWords
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일상생활활동, 투약, 낙상, 노인
ADL, Fall, Medication, Elderly
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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