Abstract:Objective To study the effectiveness of upper limb functional extension test(FRT)in predicting the risk of falls in elderly hospitalized patients.Methods 100 elderly patients who were admitted to our hospital from October 2016 to March 2017 were selected as subjects.According to the history of falls in the past year,the subjects were divided into fall history group and non-fall history group,50 cases in each group.Both groups were underwent FRT and five sit-up test(FTSST)to predict the risk of falling in the same time period.The two groups were compared in age,gender,FRT distance and FTSST time.The difference between body mass index (BMI)and the effectiveness of FRT and FTSST were compared by the modified Morse fall risk score.Results After testing,the FRT score of the fall history group was significantly higher than that of the non-fall history group.The FTSST of the fall history group was significantly lower than that of the non-fall history group(P<0.05),and the Morse fall risk score of the FRT was 87.5%.The TMorse fall risk score of FTSS was 71.88,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that the distance of FRT was significantly associated with the risk of falls (OR:1.3903).Conclusion FRT is a simple and time-saving functional testing tool that can effectively screen the risk of falls in the elderly and is worthy of clinical promotion.
孙嘉泽. 上肢功能性前伸测试预测老年住院患者跌倒危险的有效性研究[J]. 中国当代医药, 2018, 25(25): 173-176.
SUN Jia-ze. Effectiveness of upper limb functional extension test in predicting the risk of falls in elderly hospitalized patients. 中国当代医药, 2018, 25(25): 173-176.