@article{ref1,
title="Mortality trend from falls in Brazilian older adults from 2000 to 2019",
journal="Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia",
year="2022",
author="Gonçalves, Ilana Carla Mendes and Freitas, Ronilson Ferreira and Aquino, Erika Carvalho and Carneiro, Jair Almeida and Lessa, Angelina do Carmo",
volume="25",
number="",
pages="e220031-e220031",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To analyze the trend of mortality from falls among older adults in Brazil from 2000 to 2019. <br><br>METHODS: This is an epidemiological, analytical study with an ecological time-series design. A retrospective analysis was performed using secondary health data extracted from the Brazilian Mortality Information System in the specific period. Standardized rates of general and sex- and age-specific mortality were calculated. To observe the mortality trend, the Prais-Winsten model and the Annual Increase Rate (AIR) were used. <br><br>RESULTS: We identified 135,209 deaths resulting from falls in older adults in the period from 2000 to 2019. Mortality from falls in general, during the study period, had an upward trend (β=0.023; p<0.001; AIR=5.45%). We observed that both men (β=0.022; p<0.001; AIR=5.19%) and women (β=0.024; p<0.001; AIR=5.72%) had an upward trend. Regarding age group, the results also pointed to an upward mortality trend in all age strata, although higher in older people aged ≥80 years (β=0.027; p<0.001; AIR=6.38%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: There was an upward trend in mortality rates in Brazil during the time series studied. These findings suggest the importance of defining a line of care for this age group, focusing on promoting health in older adults and preventing the risk of falls, aiming at a reduction in the number of deaths from this cause and favoring the quality of life of this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1415-790X",
doi="10.1590/1980-549720220031.2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720220031.2"
}