Fall risk assessment system and method

Abstract

The invention relates to a fall risk assessment system and method. The system comprises a sitting standing walking ability testing unit, astretching ability testing unit, a turning ability testing unit, a balance ability testing unit, a consoleand a data analysis system, wherein the sitting standingd walking ability testing unit is used for testing walking stability and sitting and standing transferability; the stretching ability testing unit is used for testing the stretching ability in the front and back directions; the turning ability testing unit is used for testing the turning walking ability; the balance ability testing unit is used for testing the balance ability in a static state and a disturbance state; the console is used for sending a testing instruction to each testing unit and a tested testee; and the data analysis system is used for receiving data sent by each testing unit and the console, carrying out data analysis processing, calculating to obtain each index related to the fall risk and finally predicting the fall risk level. According to the invention, the fall risk assessment system and method can be convenient for the elderly, family members and caregivers to comprehensively know the ability conditions of the elderly in various fall-related aspects so as to carry out nursing and fall prevention in a targeted manner.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of medical assessment, in particular to a system and method for assessing the risk of falls. Background technique [0002] There are more than 190 million people over the age of 65 in my country. Due to the serious osteoporosis of the elderly, about 40%-70% of the elderly who fall will cause different degrees of injury. Among them, hip fracture is a common serious injury in the elderly, and more than 90% of hip fractures in the elderly are caused by falls. Studies have reported that the mortality rate of the elderly after hip fracture is as high as 50%, while the five-year survival rate is only 20%. It is estimated that the healthy life expectancy of the elderly will be shortened by 5-10 years due to falls. It is estimated that the direct medical expenses for falls in my country are more than 10 billion yuan each year, and the indirect expenses are 3-5 times of the direct expenses. Therefore, how to prevent...

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Problems solved by technology

However, most of the current evaluations use scales combined with evaluation tools. The evaluation process is cumbersome, not objective and quantitative enough, and the result records are not accurate enough. An automated evaluation system is very much needed to achieve fool-like and process-oriented quantitative evaluation.

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