ArticleClinical interventions in aging2017
Rural older people had lower mortality after accidental falls than non-rural older people.
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- A cross-sectional study on the epidemiology and risk factors for falls among the elderly in Chongqing based on the China elderly fall surveillance initiative.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Fragility hip fractures among Nigerian older adults: a retrospective study of epidemiology, mobility and mortality outcomes at 3 and 12 months post-hospital discharge.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Article
- Oral Frailty as a Risk Factor for Fall Incidents among Community-Dwelling People.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Global, regional, and national burdens of facial fractures: a systematic analysis of the global burden of Disease 2019.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2020Article
- The incidence and factors of hip fractures and subsequent morbidity in Taiwan: An 11-year population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the mortality rate after falls of rural and non-rural older people and to explore the risk factors of mortality after falls among older people. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis population-based case-control study identified two groups from a nationwide claim database (National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan): a rural group and a non-rural group, which included 3,897 and 5,541 older people, respectively, who were hospitalized for accidental falls (The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification: E880-E888) during 2006-2009. Both groups were followed up for 4 years after falls. Four-year cumulative all-cause mortality rate after falls was calculated, and the demographic factor, comorbidity, and medications were considered as the potential risk factors of mortality after falls.
resultsThe rural group had a significantly higher frequency of fall-related hospitalizations (7.4% vs 4.3%,
conclusionThe rural older people had a higher frequency of fall-related hospitalizations but lower mortality after falls than the non-rural older people. Fall prevention programs should be adjusted for difference in place of residence.
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