Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Qom Province, Iran, 2010-2012

Gilasi, Hamid Reza; Soori, Hamid; Yazdani, Shahram; Tenjani, P Taheri

doi:10.5812/atr.22925

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“…More can be done to decrease the number of elderly TBI patients. It seems that this problem will only grow in both medical and socioeconomic aspects in years to come (15). As the awareness of TBI in the elderly grows, better ideas, and innovative strategies are necessary to prevent unwitnessed falls in the elderly.…”

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“…The management of TBI continues to put an enormous strain on hospital manpower. With (1) the costs incurred both by the hospitals and families involved in patient care, (15, 20–23) and (2) the use of intracranial pressure monitors and extra ventricular drains having risks of device related complications, (24–26) many patients continue to experience effects of TBI long after discharge (2, 3). Studies have shown that the long term life expectancy of TBI patients is lower than the general population, (12, 13, 16) with many of these patients facing chronic disabilities (13, 20, 27).…”

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“…Age has often been identified as a risk factor for poorer outcomes in TBI (3, 5, 8, 12, 15–19, 25, 28). Older patients tend to have poorer outcomes, regardless of other factors such as Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on admission and mechanism of injury.…”

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Changing Demographic Profiles of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: An Aging Concern

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Jayne

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Background: Trauma continues to be a common cause of mortality in Singapore. By understanding the epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), healthcare professionals can be better equipped to tackle the increasing socioeconomic burden of disease, adopting better strategies in healthcare planning. Methodology: A retrospective review of 367 patients admitted with TBI to a tertiary medical institution from January to December 2014 was performed, studying demographic profiles, injury details and outcomes of these patients. Data was retrieved from the National Trauma Registry and the institution's database. Results: Two hundred thirty-four of the 367 patients included in this study fell into two age groups-−19 to 40 years and ≥65 years. 58% of the TBI population were aged >60. Predominant mechanism of injuries in these groups were road traffic accidents and unwitnessed falls respectively. 39% of the Elderly group were on antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents ( p < 0.001). While aggressive surgical intervention was more common in younger patients ( p < 0.001), the elderly group had significantly longer lengths of hospital stay ( p < 0.001). Though Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores at discharge were not significantly different between the two groups, elderly patients showed greater percentages of post-injury improvement subsequently. Conclusion: The demographics of TBI patients appears to have shifted toward an older population as compared to a decade ago, with an increased incidence of falls, highlighting a huge healthcare concern. We hope that this study will drive further nationwide studies in future, looking at the incidence and prevalence of TBI, and with the focus on tackling preventable causes of TBI.

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“…The database in this study was used to examine the relationship between people living in single or multi-storey building vs. falling as well as the worry about falling. There were plenty of risk factors have been recognised in other studies (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). After refer to those studies, we conducted various independent variables are considered as potential associated factors such as gender, age, living arrangement, had knee surgery and various health condition for falling or worried about falling.…”

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The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk

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Purpose: This study examined the association between storey of building and fall risk in older adults' residences and residents' level of fear of falling.Methods: The National Health and Ageing Trends Study (NHATS) collected information that would provide an understanding of basic trends people aged 65 years and older. Using a longitudinal survey, the present study employed the first round of NHATS data that was collected in 2011. In the first round, 12,411 participants were enrolled, and 8,077 interviews were completed. The study sample sizes for falling and worry about falling are 6,153 and 6,142, respectively.Results: Unadjusted analysis revealed that storey of building was a risk factor for fall and worry about falling. There was a higher prevalence for fall and worry about falling when subjects lived in single storey of building compared with the subjects live in multi-storey. Logistic regression analysis showed no highly significant between storey of building and the fall/fear of falling.Conclusion: Several clinical factors independently were indicated pertaining to the fall and worry about falling in older adult's residences.

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“…Since then, trips and slips have often been reported to be the most common causes of falls among older adults (Tinetti et al, 1988, Lord et al, 1993, Berg et al, 1997, Niino et al, 2000, Talbot et al, 2005. Trips and slips have also been reported to be the most common causes of falls leading to injuries (Roudsari et al, 2005, Gilasi et al, 2015.…”

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Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Qom Province, Iran, 2010-2012

Cited by 11 publications

References 38 publications

Changing Demographic Profiles of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: An Aging Concern

Changing Demographic Profiles of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: An Aging Concern

The Relationship Between Storey of Buildings and Fall Risk

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