TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people
JO  - New South Wales public health bulletin
A1  - Tiedemann, Anne C.
A1  - Murray, Susan M.
A1  - Munro, Bridget
A1  - Lord, Stephen R.
SP  - 161
EP  - 165
VL  - 19
IS  - 9-10
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study determined the cost of fall-related health care in a cohort of community-dwelling people. METHODS: 578 people aged 75 years and over were monitored for falls and related health-care costs for one year. RESULTS: The mean cost per injurious fall was $1600 (year 2000 dollars). Hospital costs accounted for 67% of the total cost, even though only 4% of injurious falls required hospital admission. The cost of non-hospital health care was also substantial. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the economic burden of falls and the importance of injury prevention strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1034-7674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -