Jin-Won Noh1, Kyoung-Beom Kim2, Ju Hyun Lee3, Byeong-Hui Lee4, Young Dae Kwon5, Seon Heui Lee6. 1. Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea; Global Health Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jinwon.noh@gmail.com. 2. Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: aefile01287@gmail.com. 3. Graduate School of Healthcare Management and Policy, The Catholic University of Korea, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jhyun290@gmail.com. 4. Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: yanoo14@naver.com. 5. Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine and Catholic Institute for Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: snukyd1@naver.com. 6. Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Gacheon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: sunarea87@gachon.ac.kr.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors of fall injury and measuring the relationship between health-related quality of life in the elderly. METHODS: We analyzed the data on 38,627 persons of aged 65 years or older who have experienced falls drawn from the Korean Community Health Survey 2011. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed with crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: It was found that sex (OR: 1.187), types of household (OR: 1.134), employment status (OR: 0.941), stress (OR: 1.260), comorbidities (OR: 1.308), and health-related quality of life were significantly related to falls among the elderly. Specifically, elderly women, greater stress, comorbidities, and poor health-related quality of life were strongly related to higher odds of falls. CONCLUSION: Health-related quality of life was significantly related with the risk of fall injuries in elderly households. Providing support for informal caregivers (e.g., friends or neighbors), not only family members could expect to positive effect.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors of fall injury and measuring the relationship between health-related quality of life in the elderly. METHODS: We analyzed the data on 38,627 persons of aged 65 years or older who have experienced falls drawn from the Korean Community Health Survey 2011. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed with crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: It was found that sex (OR: 1.187), types of household (OR: 1.134), employment status (OR: 0.941), stress (OR: 1.260), comorbidities (OR: 1.308), and health-related quality of life were significantly related to falls among the elderly. Specifically, elderly women, greater stress, comorbidities, and poor health-related quality of life were strongly related to higher odds of falls. CONCLUSION: Health-related quality of life was significantly related with the risk of fall injuries in elderly households. Providing support for informal caregivers (e.g., friends or neighbors), not only family members could expect to positive effect.
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