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Dysphagia is an important health problem in the older adults. Recently, an increasing number of patients with dysphagia have been reported, not only in cerebrovascular disease and head and neck cancer, but also in orthopedic patients. Dysphagia and orthopedic conditions are common in the aging population, and their combination may lead to additional adverse health events. Determining the prevalence of dysphagia in patients with orthopedic diseases may provide useful information for future research questions and solutions.

2021, 【要旨】

Dysphagia is an important health problem in the older adults. Recently, an increasing number of patients with dysphagia have been reported, not only in cerebrovascular disease and head and neck cancer, but also in orthopedic patients. Dysphagia and orthopedic conditions are common in the aging population, and their combination may lead to additional adverse health events. Determining the prevalence of dysphagia in patients with orthopedic diseases may provide useful information for future research questions and solutions.

application/pdf, American Journal of Nephrology. 2021, 52 (12)

紀要論文

We conducted a study in November 1995, on 746 subjects aged 65 or over in Koga in Ibaraki prefecture to identify differences in risk factors for falls between elderly aged 65 to 74 years (the young old) and those aged 75 or over (the old old). We employed a self-administered questionnaire to gather demographic data, information concerning the health status and regarding on falls during the previous 12 months. There are 177 subjects (23.7% of the subjects) with a history of falls. The percentage of subjects with a history of falls in the old old is 27.01 % is statistically significanly higher than that in the young old 21.80%. From the results of the multiple logistic regression analysis for the young old, it is found that urinary incontinence and hospitalization are significantly associated with a history of falls. These factors are therefore considered as risk factors for falls among the young old. Back pain and hospitalization are considered to be risk factors for falls among the old old as determined by the multiple logistic regression analysis. Extrapolating from the above, there appear to be differences in the risk factors for falls between the old old and young old.

1995, 【要旨】