- Title
- Incidence of falls and fall-related events among residents in aged care facilities
- Creator
- Gibson, Richard E.; Harden, Mandy; Byles, Julie; Ward, John
- Relation
- NSW Public Health Bulletin Vol. 19, Issue 9-10, p. 166-169
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB07049
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- This article describes the rate of falls and adverse outcomes following falls, such as fracture, hospitalisation and death, among residents of 88 aged-care facilities in the Lower Hunter region of NSW from July to December 2005. A high rate of falls was observed with a crude incidence of 171 falls per 1000 beds per month. Around 40% of the falls resulting in hospitalisation were for fractured neck of femur. Estimated 3-month survival following fractured neck of femur was low, with a rate ratio of around 1 : 3. The data indicate an urgent need for falls injury prevention in aged-care facilities.
- Subject
- falls; fracture; hospitalisation; death
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43246
- Identifier
- uon:5367
- Identifier
- ISSN:1034-7674
- Language
- eng
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