TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Accidents in older people living at home: a community-based study assessing prevalence, type, location and injuries
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Carter, S. E.
A1  - Campbell, E. M.
A1  - Sanson-Fisher, R. W.
A1  - Gillespie, W. J.
SP  - 633
EP  - 636
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence, type, location of and injuries from home accidents, including falls and other accidents, and to explore whether variables including socio-demographic characteristics, medication use and home hazards were associated with all home accidents and falls. METHOD: 657 older people were interviewed about accidents in the previous four weeks. For a subsample (n = 425), a home hazard check was completed. RESULTS: Of the 101 accidents reported, 51% (n = 51) were falls and 50% (n = 50) were other accidents. The most common location for all accidents was outside (30%). Most resulted in minor injury to the legs (43%) or arms (39%). Medical treatment was sought for 14% of accidents. Having more than five hazards and infrequent home visits by healthcare providers were associated with having at least one accident and at least one fall. Use of a walking aid was also associated with falling. CONCLUSION: Rates of falls and other accidents are considerable. IMPLICATIONS: Work is required to confirm the importance of the relationships suggested and to provide data on the burden of injury associated with non-fall accidents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -