Differential Risk Factor Profiles for Indoor and Outdoor Falls in Older People Living at Home in Nottingham, UK

The objectives of this work were: to estimate the incidence of falls within an at-risk group of community-dwelling elderly people; to assess the risk factors associated with incident falls; to examine the effects of incident falls on survival. A random sample of 1042 community-dwelling older people...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of epidemiology 1999-01, Vol.15 (1), p.65-73
Hauptverfasser:	Bath, Peter A., Morgan, Kevin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - mortality Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Accidents, Home - mortality Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data Age groups Aged Biological and medical sciences Exercise Falls Female Humans Indoor environments Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Medications Miscellaneous Mortality Older adults Older people Physical trauma Predisposing factors Prescription drugs Prognosis Proportional Hazards Models Risk assessment Risk Factors Statistical median Survival Analysis Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents United Kingdom - epidemiology Walking
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