The epidemiology of domestic injurious falls in a community dwelling elderly population: an outgrowing economic burden

被引：49

作者：

Sartini, M. ^{[3
]}

Cristina, M. L. ^{[3
]}

Spagnolo, A. M. ^{[3
]}

Cremonesi, P. ^{[1
]}

Costaguta, C. ^{[1
]}

Monacelli, F. ^{[2
]}

Garau, J. ^{[2
]}

Odetti, P. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] DEA I Iivello, EO Osped Galliera, Genoa, Italy

[2] Univ Genoa, Sect Gerontol & Geriatr, Dept Internal Med & Med Specialties DiMI, I-16132 Genoa, Italy

[3] Univ Genoa, Dept Hlth Sci DISSAL, I-16132 Genoa, Italy

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2010年 / 20卷 / 05期

关键词：

falls; elderly; health expenditure; frailty; PREVENTION;

D O I：

10.1093/eurpub/ckp165

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In Italy, more than 3 million people annually sustain a domestic injury; the elderly experience it the most. From a healthcare perspective, elderly falls are a major clinical issue with an outgrowing socioeconomic burden. The aim of the study was to evaluate the epidemiology of injurious falls in a community dwelling population, admitted to the emergency room (ER) because of a domestic injury, to assess the socioeconomic burden. Seventy-four hospitalized patients among 227 were examined. Falls represented the main cause of admittance to the ER; the average cost for fall-related hospitalization was of euro5479.09.

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页数：3

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