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Quality of life related to fear of falling and hip fracture in older women — a time trade off study
Author(s)	G Salkeld, I D Cameron, R G Cumming
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 320, no 7231, 5 February 2000
Pages	pp 341-346
Keywords	Falls ; Fractures ; Older women ; Quality of life ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Australia.
Annotation	The time trade-off technique asks respondents their preferences between two alternatives: a longer but lower quality of life, or a shorter time in full health. 194 women aged 75 and over in Sydney, Australia who refused to take part in a trial of external hip protectors instead completed a quality of life interview. Of those surveyed, 80% would rather be dead than experience loss of independence and quality of life resulting from a bad hip fracture and subsequent admission to a nursing home. Among older women who have exceeded average life expectancy, quality of life is profoundly threatened by falls and hip fractures. Older women place a very high marginal value on their health; and any loss of ability to live independently in the community has a considerable detrimental effect on their quality of life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000306201 A
Classmark	OLF: CUF: BD: F:59: DP: 3F: 7YA *
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