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Falls, Injuries Due to Falls, and the Risk of Admission to a Nursing Home
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Among older people living in the community falls are a strong predictor of placement in a skilled-nursing facility; interventions that prevent falls and their sequelae may therefore delay or reduce the frequency of nursing home admissions.Abstract:
Background Falls warrant investigation as a risk factor for nursing home admission because falls are common and are associated with functional disability and because they may be preventable. Methods We conducted a prospective study of a probability sample of 1103 people over 71 years of age who were living in the community. Data on demographic and medical characteristics, use of health care, and cognitive, functional, psychological, and social functioning were obtained at base line and one year later during assessments in the participants' homes. The primary outcome studied was the number of days from the initial assessment to a first long-term admission to a skilled-nursing facility during three years of follow-up. Patients were assigned to four categories during follow-up: those who had no falls, those who had one fall without serious injury, those who had two or more falls without serious injury, and those who had at least one fall causing serious injury. Results A total of 133 participants (12.1 perce...read more
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Impact of urbanization factors on mortality due to unintentional injuries using panel data regression model and spatial-temporal analysis.
TL;DR: There exist spatial differences for urbanization influencing TA, fall, and DS death in eastern, western, and central regions, and this study is expected to provide a reference for unintentional injuries control in those three regions.
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Gait variability, stride dynamics and falls risk in community dwelling older women
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Staying Active -- Staying Safe: development of a physical activity and falls prevention resource for older people who dwell in the community.
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[Admission diagnosis contusion: etiology, epidemiology and cost-causing factors].
Mathias Woschek,Cora R Schindler,Jasmina Sterz,Philipp Störmann,Laurent M. Willems,Ingo Marzi,René D. Verboket +6 more
TL;DR: The evaluation of the clinic internal data confirmed the subjective perception that the majority of patients admitted with the diagnosis of contusions came from the age group >65 years, and it could be shown that the resulting costs are relevant to health economics and that the treatment does not appear to cover the costs.
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