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| A prospective study of falls following hip fracture in community dwelling older adults | | Author(s) | Sonj E Hall, Janice A Williams, R Arthur Criddle |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20.2, June 2001 |
| Pages | pp 73-78 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Fractures ; Living in the community ; Australia. |
| Annotation | An Australian study of 60 women and 32 men (mean age 76) who had had hip fractures was designed to determine whether the rate of falls, subsequent injuries and use of health and social services was higher over one year than age- and gender-matched controls. Functional and quality of life measures were assessed as potential predictors of falls; and data on falls, trips and stumbles and their circumstances were collected by monthly telephone surveillance. The incident rate for both falls and events were similar for the two groups. The distribution of type of event differed: the fracture group experienced more falls and stumbles, the controls more trips. The fracture group had more significant injuries, including fractures, and was more likely to have sought medical attention. The Berg Balance Scale, Frenchay Activities of Daily Living and the physical function domain of the SF-36 were negatively predictive of falls. Hip fracture patients, living in the community 6-12 months later, are no more likely to fall than their age and gender counterparts. The fracture group was noted as being less active, indicating that they may have made lifestyle modifications, which may decrease their risk of falls. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011008220 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CUF: K4: 7YA |
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