서울·경기지역 재가 노인의 활동능력과 낙상공포

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: To investigate the abilities to act and fear of falling in home-dwelling elderly.
Methods: This study interviewed 351 home-dwelling elders residing in Seoul and Gyonggi-do using a Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly. Results: Of the 351 subjects, 203 (57,8%) had activity restrictions. The main three activities that the subjects could not perform were going out when it is slippy, reaching something overhead and walking crowded places outside. According to general characteristics, performable activities were significantly fewer in subjects perceiving that their health status was low that those perceiving that their health status was high. On a scale of 3 points for fear of falling, the average score of the subjects was 1.46. The highest score of fear of falling was 2.62 for the activity of going out when it is slippery, next 1.87 for the activity of reaching something overhead. There was a significant inverse relationship between subjects' abilities to act and fear of falling. Conclusions: The significant variables associated with fear of falling were gender (female), educational background, economic status (low-income), and experience of falls during the last one year. Thus further study is necessary, focused on the vulnerable population in order to prevent falls and to reduce fear of falling.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 1
• 1. 연구의 필요성 1
• 2. 연구의 목적 2
• Ⅱ. 연구 방법 2
• 1. 연구대상 및 자료수집 2
• 2. 연구도구 2
• 3. 분석방법 2
• Ⅲ. 연구 결과 2
• 1. 대상자의 특성 2
• 2. 활동능력과 낙상 공포 2
• 3. 대상자의 특성에 따른 활동능력 4
• 4. 대상자 특성에 따른 낙상 공포 정도 4
• 5. 활동 수행능력과 낙상 공포의 상관관계 4
• Ⅴ. 논의 6
• Ⅵ. 결론 및 제언 8