ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2015
Trends in fall-related hospitalisations in older people living in aged care facilities.
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- Increasing the uptake of vitamin D supplement use in Australian residential aged care facilities: results from the vitamin D implementation (ViDAus) study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Comparison of hospitalised trends, treatment cost and health outcomes of fall-related hip fracture for people aged ≥ 65 years living in residential aged care and the community.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Article
- Prevalence of vitamin D supplement use in Australian residential aged care facilities in November 2014.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Medication use and risk of falls among nursing home residents: a retrospective cohort study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2017Article
- Treatment of Osteoporosis in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: Update on Consensus Recommendations for Fracture Prevention.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2016Article
- A Scoping Review of Adverse Incidents Research in Aged Care Homes: Learnings, Gaps, and Challenges.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
unlabelledThe aim is to describe the trends in fall-related hospitalisations for older people living in aged care facilities. Over the 9-year period investigated, there were dramatic increases in fall-related hospitalisations. This worrying trend highlights that we may not be addressing falls in aged care facilities sufficiently.
introductionThe purposes of this study are to describe the trends in fall-related hospitalisations in older people living in aged care facilities and to compare these trends across different demographic groups and injury types.
methodsThis study was conducted in Australia's second most populous state, Victoria. Aged care facilities in Australia provide high- and low-level nursing care for people who can no longer live independently. Included in this study were hospital admitted episodes of care which met the following criteria: age 65+ years at admission, an admission source indicating a transfer from an aged care facility, an external cause indicating a fall, a care type of 'acute', a Victorian postcode of residence, and an admission date between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2012 (inclusive). Rate denominator data were Victorian aged care bed years.
resultsOver the last 9 years, 7098 episodes of care met the inclusion criteria. The age-standardised rate of hospitalisation increased by 11% (95% confidence interval [CI] 9%, 12%) per year. Serious injury increased at a slower pace than less serious injury. The slowest rate increase was for hip fracture (incidence rate ratio: 1.03 (95% CI 1.00, 1.06), the most common fracture type.
conclusionsRates of fall-related hospitalisations in older people living in aged care facilities increased at a dramatic pace in the period studied. The relative slower increase in hip fracture may point towards changing referral practices, possible success in osteoporosis management, body mass index increases in older people living in aged care facilities or a combination of these factors.
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