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Background <p>Falls have become the leading cause of accidental injury among Chinese adults aged 65 and older, with incidence rates increasing with age. This study aims to provide evidence-based support for developing prevention strategies by exploring the experiences and perceptions of older adults during falls.</p> Methods <p>From March to August 2024, we recruited 26 elderly individuals aged 65 years or older who had experienced a fall in the past year from the Liaocheng region of Shandong Province, China, as research subjects. We collected data through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, and all participants were anonymized. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.</p> Results <p>Participants’ fall experiences are individualized and complex. The analysis identified four main themes: (i) explanations of the causes of falls; (ii) perceptions and responses following falls; (iii) consequences of falls; and (iv) subsequent behavioral changes.</p> Conclusions <p>The study’s findings demonstrate the complexity and diversity of older persons’ fall experiences. To effectively prevent falls, individualized intervention systems and fall prevention strategies must consider individual differences in risk perception, incorporate environmental hazard identification and multifaceted interventions, and concurrently concentrate on fall prevention, response guidance during falls, physical and mental rehabilitation following falls, and the establishment of subsequent scientific preventive behaviors.</p>

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“How did I fall?”A narrative analysis of fall experiences among older adults in China

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    2026年2月3日

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  • Guangning Chen,
  • Jiaqi Zhang,
  • Jingwen Chang,
  • Hongqing An,
  • Qianqian Gao,
  • Qi Jing,
  • Runguo Gao,
  • Weiqin Cai

摘要

Background

Falls have become the leading cause of accidental injury among Chinese adults aged 65 and older, with incidence rates increasing with age. This study aims to provide evidence-based support for developing prevention strategies by exploring the experiences and perceptions of older adults during falls.

Methods

From March to August 2024, we recruited 26 elderly individuals aged 65 years or older who had experienced a fall in the past year from the Liaocheng region of Shandong Province, China, as research subjects. We collected data through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, and all participants were anonymized. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Participants’ fall experiences are individualized and complex. The analysis identified four main themes: (i) explanations of the causes of falls; (ii) perceptions and responses following falls; (iii) consequences of falls; and (iv) subsequent behavioral changes.

Conclusions

The study’s findings demonstrate the complexity and diversity of older persons’ fall experiences. To effectively prevent falls, individualized intervention systems and fall prevention strategies must consider individual differences in risk perception, incorporate environmental hazard identification and multifaceted interventions, and concurrently concentrate on fall prevention, response guidance during falls, physical and mental rehabilitation following falls, and the establishment of subsequent scientific preventive behaviors.