肌少症是一种增龄性疾病,在老年人中高发.老年肌少症患者由于肌肉质量、力量和躯体功能下降,跌倒风险增加,常常发生跌倒恐惧.而跌倒恐惧会导致患者刻意避免活动,反而增加跌倒风险,引起其他不良后果.本文对老年肌少症患者跌倒恐惧的发生现状、影响因素、评估工具和干预方法进行综述,以期为临床识别和干预跌倒恐惧提供参考.
Sarcopenia is an age-related disease with quite high incidence in the elderly.Due to the loss of muscle mass,strength and physical performance,the risk of falling increases in elderly patients with sarcopenia,so they are commonly fear of falling.However,fear of falling thus leads them to avoid activities deliberately,which subsequently,increases the risk of falling and causes other adverse outcomes.In this article,we reviewed the current situation,influencing factors,evaluation tools and intervention measures of fear of falling in elderly sarcopenia patients in order to provide reference for clinical identification and early intervention for the fear.