2015 年 51 巻 Supplement 号 p. S462-S464
The purpose of this study is to analyze causes of physical injuries, the types of accident, and affected body parts based on real-life accidents of eldelry homecare patients with senile dementia. The accident survey was conducted by visiting the patients' residential areas. The questionnaire was completed by 55 homecare patients with senile dementia (75.9±7.0 years). The questionnaire was used to solicit information on the time, place, cause, and type of accident, and the affected body regions. Frequency analysis was performed for the cause, type, and body region of each physical injury. Cross-tabulation frequency analysis was also performed for the cause, type, and body region of each physical injury. The body parts most affected by physical injuries were, in decreasing order of involvement, knees, due to tumbling, colliding, slipping, and falling; shoulder, due to tumbling; head due to colliding; waist due to slipping; and waist and hand due to falling in order. The most common types of injuries were, in order, bruise, abrasion, sprain, fracture, and burn.
