Background:

Degeneration and disease induced declination in bodily function such as visual acuity, cognition, muscle strength and balance ability, would result in higher fall risk in elder people. Researches result showed that one in five of elder people aged 65 or above has experienced at least 1 fall episode within 1 year, and one in three of them would fall again in the following year. Besides, unsafe home environment and risky behavior would induce higher fall risk in those declining elder people. The consequences of fall could be serious, could include but not limit to reduced ability in mobility, difficulty in self care, chronic pain, and mood disorder. This workshop mainly aimed to share updated fall related information, explore and experience the related evidenced based interventions, including practical advices related to fall related home safety and risky behavior, balance and strengthening exercises that are integrated into daily life (Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise - LiFE), so as to promote the awareness and the intervening ability of frontline workers.

背景資訊:

退化和疾病誘發身體機能的衰退，如視力、認知、肌肉力量和平衡能力，會導致老年人的跌倒風險較高。研究結果顯示，在65歲或以上的長者中，有五分之一在1年內曾經跌倒1次或以上，而其中三分之一的人會在下一年再次跌倒，情況值得關注。此外，不妥善的家居環境安排及危險的生活習慣特別容易令身體機能正在退化的長者發生跌倒意外。跌倒的後果或可導致長者日後行動能力下降、自理困難、長期痛症、情緒病等問題，絕不可輕視。本工作坊的目的是帶出與防跌相關的資訊，探討常見與跌倒有關的家居安全及生活習慣問題及其改善方法，重點介紹「融入生活防跌功能」訓練，以提升前線工作者協助長者防跌的能力及意識。