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| Psychosocial factors associated with fall-related hip fractures | | Author(s) | Nancye M Peel, Roderick J McClure, Joan K Hendrikz |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 36, no 2, March 2007 |
| Pages | pp 145-150 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Fractures ; Falls ; Living in the community ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Cases of fall-related hip fracture in people aged 65+ living in the community were recruited from hospital admissions in Brisbane, Australia in 2003-2004. 387 participants were matched with at least two controls per case who were recruited via electoral roll sampling. A questionnaire assessing psychosocial factors, identified as determinants of healthy ageing, was administered at face-to-face interviews. The study found that psychosocial factors having a significant independent protective effect on hip fracture risk included being currently married, living in present residence for 5 years or more, having private health insurance (PHI), resilience in response to stress, having a higher level of life satisfaction, and engagement in social activities in older age. The study suggests that fall injury among older people may be prevented or reduced by implementing healthy ageing strategies involving community-based approaches to enhance their psychosocial environments. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070503206 A |
| Classmark | CUF: OLF: K4: F: 3F: 7YA |
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