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Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people
Anne C.
Tiedemann A B,
Susan M.
Murray A,
Bridget
Munro A,
Stephen R.
Lord A
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Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales
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Corresponding author. Email: a.tiedemann@powmri.edu.au
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New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 19(10) 161–165 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB07022
Published online: 21 November 2008
Abstract
Objectives: This study determined the cost of fall-related health care in a cohort of community-dwelling people. Methods: 578 people aged 75 years and over were monitored for falls and related health-care costs for one year. Results: The mean cost per injurious fall was $1600 (year 2000 dollars). Hospital costs accounted for 67% of the total cost, even though only 4% of injurious falls required hospital admission. The cost of non-hospital health care was also substantial. Conclusion: This study highlights the economic burden of falls and the importance of injury prevention strategies.
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