The fall prevention system for elderly in conjunction with headquarters of fire departments

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870859
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science; Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Seirei Christopher University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIMOTO Yoshinobu 聖隷クリストファー大学, リハビリテーション学部, 准教授 (60627371)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 転倒 / 地域差 / 高齢者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, research cooperation was requested from the headquarters of fire departments across the country, to clarify the question of whether or not there are discrepancies in the situation regarding falls, comparing major cities and rural areas. The survey items were the gender and age, the location of the fall, the time it occurred, and the severity of the medical condition subsequent to the fall. The situation regarding falls was compared across major cities and rural areas. As a result, falls involving elderly females that resulted in emergency transportation, cases of falls requiring transportation occurred more frequently in major cities than in rural areas, so it is believed that there is a possibility that differences in the form of lifestyle and the living environment may exert some form of influence on the situation regarding falls.

Free Research Field

応用健康科学