跌倒是老年人因伤就诊、因伤死亡的主要原因之一,预防老年人跌倒成为提升老年人福祉的重要议题。近年来,北京市老年人居家和社区中的适老化改造逐步推进,医疗机构设立了防止跌倒的综合门诊,社工机构和街道合作为预防老年人跌倒提供专业服务。除物理环境外,人际环境也是引发老年人跌倒的社会因素。本报告建议强化居家适老化改造产品的供需匹配,优化公共机构和商业机构的设施管理流程,加强涉老工作人员培训,将医疗机构评估跌倒风险和防治跌倒的专业知识推广到更多机构,并对公众进行预防跌倒的综合教育。
<<Falling is one of the most important reasons why elderly people go to hospital after getting injured and die of injuries,so preventing the elderly people from falling has become an important issue. In recent years,the modifications of the household and community the elderly people live in have progressed,specific clinics preventing and treating injuries from falling have been set up in several hospitals,and social workers work with local government officials and offer specialized service about the prevention of falling. Besides,legal cases caused by the falling of the elderly people in Beijing suggest that both physical environment and interpersonal factors are involved in falling. This report proposes that the match of the offer and the demand of the elderly-friendly household products needs to be improved,the facility management in public spaces needs to be optimized and the personnel training needs to be enhanced in order to prevent the elderly customers from falling,and knowledge about evaluating the risks of falling and treating falling could be spread from clinics to more facilities and also to the public.
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