Outdoor pedestrian fall‐related injuries among Swedish senior citizens – injuries and preventive strategies

Senior citizens get around, to a large extent, as pedestrians, and safe walking is desirable for senior citizens allowing them to stay mobile, independent and healthy in old age. Senior citizens are over‐represented in injury statistics, and fall‐related injuries are common. The aim of this study was to investigate fall‐related injuries including healthcare costs among senior citizen pedestrians injured when walking in public outdoor environments and to describe their self‐reported causes and suggested preventive strategies. The data were based on a combination of information from injury data and a questionnaire. Three hundred senior citizens attended one emergency department after sustaining injuries from pedestrian falls; 60% suffered nonminor injuries, mostly fractures. One‐fifth of the pedestrians were hospitalised for an average of 8 days with an indirect hospital cost of 6.2 million EUR (55 million SEK). Environmental factors such as ice were the most commonly described cause of the injury incident. Forty per cent of the respondents indicated that the municipality was responsible for the cause of the injury incident. Fewer respondents mentioned their own responsibility as a preventive strategy. Thirty per cent described a combination of improvements such as better road maintenance, changes in human behaviour and use of safety products as preventive strategies. It is of great importance to highlight general safety, products and preventive strategies to minimise injury risks, so that pedestrians can safely realise the known health benefits of walking and thereby limit healthcare costs.     

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection with Cardiac Tamponade

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome. Clinical presentation ranges from chest pain alone to ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden death. The treatment of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection is challenging because the disease pathophysiology is unclear, optimal treatment is unknown, and short- and long-term prognostic data are minimal.We report the case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with an acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to a spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery. She was treated conservatively. Cardiac tamponade developed 16 hours after presentation. Repeat coronary angiography revealed extension of the dissection. Medical therapy was continued after the hemopericardium was aspirated. The patient remained asymptomatic 3 years after hospital discharge. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in association with cardiac tamponade that was treated conservatively and had a successful outcome.     

46例老年股骨干骨折手术后护理探讨

目的：对股骨干骨折患者术后护理措施进行探讨，以减少手术并发症，减轻患者痛苦，提高手术成功率。方法选取2012年6月—2013年9月间，该院收取的股骨干骨折患者46例为研究对象，对其临床资料进行回顾性分析，并随机分为两组，即常规护理组和针对护理组，每组各23例，比较两组临床护理效果。结果两组股骨干骨折患者经全面护理后，均无发生并发症，且常规护理组临床护理效果优15例(65.22%)、良4例(17.40%)、一般2例(8.70%)、差2例(8.70%)，针对护理组优20例(86.96%)、良2例(8.70%)、一般1例(4.35%)、差0例(0%)，针对护理组的临床护理效果要明显优于常规护理组，且差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论通过对患者术后护理及康复锻炼，可减轻患者痛苦，尽快恢复肢体功能，从而提高患者的生活质量。     

Measuring public discomfort at meeting people with disabilities

The discomfort reported by the general public at the prospect of personal contact with marginalised groups is an expression of the stigma they experience. This has been widely studied in relation to ethnic minorities and immigrants but less so for persons with disabilities. A national survey with a representative sample of over 1100 Irish adults provided an opportunity to examine reported discomfort with persons who had different impairments, including mental health conditions, with four other minority groups. Moreover, the personal and situational variables associated with expressions of discomfort were identified.Respondents were most comfortable having persons with physical and sensorial disabilities living in their neighbourhood or in their workplace but less so for persons with intellectual disabilities and even less for people with mental health conditions. They were much less comfortable with the four other social groups: gay, lesbian or bisexual people; Eastern European migrant workers; black and ethnic minority groups and least of all, travellers. Moreover, a factor analysis confirmed that the scores given to the impaired groups were significantly correlated with each other but less so with the other four social groupings, although these were significantly inter-correlated among themselves. Respondents who were more comfortable with both sets of minority groups tended to have more social connections in their personal lives and to reside in towns or villages rather than cities. They also expressed more positive attitudes to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Irish society.The gradient in levels of public discomfort across minority groups may provide a sensitive indicator of the differential stigma experienced by persons with impairments within societies but there remains the possibility that an alliance with other minority groups would also help to promote more positive attitudes and reduce their wider social exclusion.     

济南市中老年居民骨质疏松预防相关知识调查及影响因素分析

目的了解济南市中老年居民骨质疏松预防相关知识认知水平及其影响因素,为制定切合实际的干预方案提供科学依据。方法采用问卷对本地40岁以上的常住居民(居住时间半年以上)进行问卷调查。结果本地中老年居民骨质疏松相关知识总得分为(9.80±4.24)分,条目平均分的总体水平为(0.45±0.19)分;年龄段、婚姻状态、文化程度、经济状况、工作情况、医疗保险种类和体重指数不同分组的中老年居民预防相关知识认知水平不同,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);多重线性回归分析显示,文化程度、工作情况和婚姻状态是骨质疏松预防相关知识认知水平的影响因素。结论疾控或健康教育工作者需要以骨质疏松基础知识、危险因素、治疗和随访、钙摄入以及运动等方面的知识或技能为重点,采用专家讲座、发材料和社区展板等方式面向中老年居民持续加强骨质疏松预防相关知识的普及;宣教时要注重文化程度较低、待业或失业和不在婚这几类中老年居民。     

Effects of Tai Chi exercise on improving walking function and posture control in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective:It remains unclear whether Tai Chi is effective for walking function and posture control improvements in aged populations with knee osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the effects of Tai Chi on improving walking function and posture control in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis by updating the latest trial evidence.Methods:Web of Science, PubMed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, PEDro, and Cochrane library were searched up to October 1, 2020 to identify RCTs evaluating Tai Chi for improving walking function and posture control in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The primary outcomes were walking function and posture control. Meta-analysis was performed with RevMan Version 5.3 software.Results:A total of 603 participants with knee osteoarthritis in the 11 trials were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: The Tai Chi group was associated with better performance in 6-minute walk test (6 MWT), time up and go test (TUG) and “Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index” Physical Function Score than the control group ([MD: 46.67, 95% CI 36.91–56.43, P < .001]), ([MD: −0.89, 95% CI −1.16 to −0.61, P < .001]), ([MD: −11.28, 95% CI −13.33 to −9.24, P < .001]).Conclusion:This meta-analysis provided evidence from 11 RCTs that Tai Chi could be an excellent physical training strategy for improving walking function and posture control in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Assuming that Tai Chi is at least effective and safe in most areas, it can be used as an adjuvant and reliable physical training strategy for walking function upgrading and balance control improvements for older patients with knee osteoarthritis.     

中医药核心指标集研究利益相关群体选择实施要点＊

核心指标集是通过一系列规范的研制过程，形成某种疾病所有相关临床研究必须报告的、统一的、标准化的最小指标集合。确定哪些指标为核心结局指标，需要经过不同利益相关群体层层筛选并最终达成共识决定。相关利益群体的代表性，决定了核心指标集的系统性和合理性。因此，在核心指标集研制过程中利益相关群体的选择至关重要。本文对中医药核心指标集研制中利益相关群体的种类选择、样本量、参与环节、权重分配以及患者代表群的特殊性等相关要点进行归纳总结，以期为中医药核心指标集研究的开展提供方法学借鉴。     

四方联动防跌护理在社区跌倒高危老年人中的应用

目的探讨专科护士-社区护士-个体-家庭四方联动防跌护理模式在社区跌倒高危老年人中的应用与效果。方法选取深圳市龙岗区的2个社区,随机分为观察组和对照组,从两个社区登记建档的跌倒高风险老年居民中分别随机抽选45名进行干预。观察组采用"专科护士-社区护士-个体-家庭"四方联动推进的综合干预方案。对照组接受社区防跌倒常规护理。于干预前及干预后12个月使用修订版社区老年人跌倒危险评估量表、步态和平衡测试量表对两组老年人进行评测,记录两组1年内跌倒发生例次。结果干预期间跌倒发生情况:观察组1人次,对照组6人次。观察组步态和平衡测试得分提高,跌倒危险评估表得分降低,与对照组比较,差异有统计学意义(均P0.01)。结论四方联动的综合干预方案应用于社区居家老年人,能有效降低老年人跌倒风险,提升其防跌能力,对预防社区老年人跌倒的发生有积极作用。