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| Environmental hazards in the homes of older people | | Author(s) | Susan E Carter, Elizabeth M Campbell, Rob W Sanson-Fisher |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 26, no 3, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp 195-202 |
| Keywords | Hazards ; Over 70s ; Living in the community ; Cross cultural surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This Australian study was carried out as part of the Seniors' Injury Prevention (SIP) Project. Participants were asked about home safety issues. Home safety inspections indicated that 80% of homes had at least one hazard; 39% had more than five. The bathroom was identified as the most hazardous room. Hazards relating to floor surfaces and absence of grab or hand rails were prevalent. 80% of participants identified falls as the most common cause of injury, and 87% were able to name at least one safety measure. Logistic regression analysis identified one variable - contact with healthcare service providers - as predictive of hazard level: older people who were never visited by service providers were twice as likely to have more than 5 hazards as those who were visited weekly or more often. As yet, no causal link has been established between the presence of environmental hazards and falls in older people. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970905004 A |
| Classmark | OK7: BBK: K4: 3KA: 7YA |
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