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    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2014 Oct;26(5):533-542. Korean.
    Published online Oct 31, 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2014.26.5.533
    © 2014 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
    Original Article

    Fall Risk related Factors in Postmenopausal Women

    Jung-Han Lee,1 and Hee Seung Kim2
      • 1Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Kim, Hee Seung. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2258-7408, Fax: +82-2-2258-7772, Email: hees@catholic.ac.kr
    Received March 14, 2014; Revised September 29, 2014; Accepted October 10, 2014.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to understand the risk of falling associated with postmenopausal women and to identify the relationships between this risk and factors such as lifestyle, metabolic syndrome, and bone mineral density.

    Methods

    The sample was 128 postmenopausal women between 50 and 65 from one menopausal clinic in an urban city. The Risk Assessment for Falls Scale II, developed by Glydenvand and Reinboth (1982) and adapted by Park Young-Hye (2003), was modified and used for this study.

    Results

    The average fall-risk score in postmenopausal women was 7.2 out of 33, the fall-risk score associated with lifestyle was higher in women exposed to stress frequently or who favored spicy or salty foods. The fall-risk score associated with metabolic syndrome was higher in groups with HBP or with a waist circumference of 80cm or greater. The fall-risk score in groups with three or more factors of metabolic syndrome was the highest.

    Conclusion

    The risk of fall in postmenopausal women was higher in groups with only elementary education, unemployed, reported two or more chronic diseases or reported frequent exposure to stress and for women who preferred spicy or salty foods or exhibited three or more factors of metabolic syndrome.

    Keywords
    Postmenopausal women; Fall risk; Lifestyle; Metabolic syndrome

    Tables

    Table 1
    Fall Risk Scores by Characteristics of the Subjects (N=128)

    Table 2
    Fall Risk Factor and Score

    Table 3
    Fall Risk Scores by Life Styles (N=128)

    Table 4
    Fall Risk Scores by Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors (N=128)

    Table 5
    Fall Risk Scores by Bone Mineral Density (N=128)

    Notes

    This article is based on part of the first author's master's thesis from The Catholic University of Korea.

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    Chronic Disease
    Education
    Female
    Humans
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