Fall-related injuries for three ages groups - Analysis of Swedish registry data 1999-2013
Journal article, 2020
Method: The study combined longitudinal data covering the period 1999-2013 from several different official registries from Statistics Sweden as well as from the Swedish health care system and fitted the models to data using mixed model regressions.
Results: Three age groups had a markedly heightened risk for fall injuries: 1-3-year olds, 12-14 year olds, and the elderly (65+). The home was the most common location for fall injuries, as about 40% of all fall injuries occur in the home. Only for the elderly strong predictors for fall injuries were found, and these were: age, single household, and special housing.
Conclusions: There is preventive potential in the special residences for the elderly and disabled. People living in these special residences make up a strongly selected group that needs extra safe environments. Our findings indicate that their needs are currently not meet.
Socio-economic factors
Residence
Risk groups
Geographical differences
Fall injuries
Author
Hans Ekbrand
University of Gothenburg
Robert Ekman
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design
Charlotta Thodelius
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Design
Michael Moller
University of Gothenburg
Journal of Safety Research
0022-4375 (ISSN)
Vol. 73 143-152Subject Categories
Geriatrics
Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
DOI
10.1016/j.jsr.2020.02.016
PubMed
32563386