Elderly Perceptions About Road Traffic Injuries in Shiraz, Southern Iran

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Marziye Keshtkar¹  Kamran Bagheri Lankarani²  Sulmaz Ghahramani²  Yasamin Dehghan⁴  Samaneh Rostami¹  Sara Radandish¹  Asal Seifaei⁴  Aida Bagheri¹  Sepideh Setayesh⁴  Farnaz Peiravian¹  Farzaneh Kasraei³ 

[1] Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, International Branch, Shiraz, IR Iran;Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Student Research Committee, School of Health and Research Center for Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

关键词: Old Age;    Perception;    Road Traffic Injuries;    Shiraz;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj38388

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background:Olderpedestriansareatriskofhigherratesofinjuriesandmortality.Thiscouldbeduetoincreasedphysicalandcognitiveimpairmentsinelderlypeople.Mostavailabledataoninjuriesintheelderlydonotincludetheirperceptionsandconcernsregardingaccidentswhentheygoout.Objectives:Theaimofstudywastoidentifyelderlyperceptionsregardingroadtrafficinjuries(RTIs)inShiraz,acityinsouthernIran.PatientsandMethods:Inthiscross-sectionalstudy,165participantsover60yearsofagewereconvenientlysampledfrom10publicparksand3mosques.Datawascollectedusingquestionnairesadministeredbyatrainedinterviewer.ThequestionscaptureddemographiccharacteristicsandconcernsaboutRTIswhengoingout.DatawasenteredintoSPSSversion16,andthesignificancelevelwassetat0.05.Results:Oftheparticipants,55.4%(n=92)weremenand44.2%(n=73)werewomen.Themeanage(SD)ofparticipantswas70.1(6.86).Morethan60%ofparticipantswereconcernedaboutRTIswhengoingout(morethan40%wereconcernedoftenoralways),andonly33.5%ofparticipantswereneverconcernedaboutRTIswhengoingout.Sixtypercentofparticipantsreportedthattheynevergooutatnight.Motorcycleswerethevehiclethatcausedthemosttroublefortheelderlywhilewalkingoutsideoftheirhomesandcrossingtheroadorintersections.Conclusions:AttentiontoelderlyconcernsaboutRTIisimportant;fromtheperspectiveofelderlypeople,thiswouldleadtotheprovisionofasaferenvironmentforelderlypedestrians.Thisage-compatibleenvironmentwouldcausefewerRTIconcernsforelderlypeoplewhentheyareperformingoutdooractivitiesandwouldallowthemtowalkoutsidemoreoften,evenatnight.

【 授权许可】

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