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| The prognosis of falls in elderly people living at home | | Author(s) | Ian P Donald, Christopher J Bulpitt |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 28, no 2, March 1999 |
| Pages | pp 121-125 |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Death ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; Gloucestershire. |
| Annotation | In an observational longitudinal study of disability in 1815 subjects aged 75 and over living in Gloucestershire, the authors identified fallers and non-fallers during routine health check interviews in primary care. The prevalence of fallers, the mortality and morbidity in fallers and non-fallers, falling in later years, and admission to residential and nursing care is reported. Risk of death was increased at 1 year and 3 years for recurrent fallers, but not single fallers. Risk of admission to long-term care over 1 year was markedly increased both for single fallers and recurrent fallers. Functional decline was not related to faller status, the latter being very variable from one year to the next. The stronger relationship between falling and admission to long-term care rather than mortality supports the hypothesis that the perceived risks for those who fall only once are exaggerated. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990429001 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: CW: K4: 3J: 8G |
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