Vyresnių nei 60 metų asmenų, gulinčių stacionaruose, avalynės saugumas
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Literatūriškai aprašoma populiacijos senėjimo lemiamos sveikatos problemos ir avalynės kriterijai, remiantis avalynės vertinimo požymiais. Tyrimo metu įvertinama vyresnių nei 60 metų avima avalynė stacionaruose pagal kriterijus, remiantis Sendžikaite ir Piščalkiene (2016). Palyginamas avimos avalynės saugumas su socialiniais ir demografiniais veiksniais. Įvertinama griuvimų raiška per pastarąjį pusmetį. Parengiama edukacinė priemonė apie tinakmą avalynę ir griuvimo prevenciją.
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Relevance of the research: Demographic aging of the population leads to the
emergence of plenty new issues. One of the more frequent problems is the fall of old people,
which has a negative impact on the quality of life in the future. The causes of the falls vary, one
of which is the wearing of inappropriate and unsafe footwear. People often do not think that the
height of the heel, the size, the material from which the sole is made, the absence of the heel and
the fitting, or other criteria for safe footwear can cause the fall.
Aim of the research: to evaluate the safety of footwear in people over 60 cared in
inpatient departments as a preventive measure against falls.
Objectives of the research: to identify the health problems caused by population aging
and footwear criteria of based on footwear evaluation features; to evaluate the safety of footwear
for the elderly and the old people according to the criteria; to compare the safety of footwear
with regard to socio-demographic factors (age, gender, place of residence, education); to define
the fluctuation in the falls during the last six months; to prepare a leaflet on proper footwear and
prevention of falls.
Research methodology: The research deals with Lithuanian and foreign scientific
literature, quantitative research and semi-structured oral interview with observation method. The
research enrolled 100 patients in the therapeutic and surgical departments of the “X” and “Y”
hospitals. The participants, namely, elderly and older people (60 years and over) were selected
on the basis of non-probability sampling, targeted selection.
Results of the research: Having examined the footwear of the most respondents worn
in the inpatient departments it was observed that it did not meet the criteria for safety. The
majority of patients had fallen once in a half-year period with the slippery floor covering being
indicated as the most common cause of the fall. Most of the respondents mentioned slippers and
cotton / wool socks during the fall. More than a tenth of respondents said they had fallen in the
inpatient department, the causes of the fall varied. One of the most frequent indicated was the
slides in the bath / shower or corridor