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A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FALLS IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION: I. INCIDENCE AND MORBIDITY
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Falls among the elderly, although associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, have not been previously the subject of a longitudinal study. This five-year prospective study of an active ambulatory institutionalized population over 65 years of age, revealed an annual fall rate of 668 incidents per 1000, with a rising frequency in successive age groups after age 75. Forty-five per cent of all subjects suffered at least one fall during the study period. Women had a higher fall rate in all age groups and the severity of their injuries appeared to increase with age. Injuries severe enough to be brought ordinarily to the immediate attention of a physician occurred in 17.5% of falls. Among subjects who ultimately died after suffering many falls, there appeared in some to be a 'clustering' of falls prior to death.
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- Authors
- GRYFE, C. I., AMIES, A., & ASHLEY, M. J.
- Venue
- Age and Ageing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1977
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 201-210
- ISSN
- 0002-0729 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2834
- OpenAlex
- W2106513189
- Cited by
- 373
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 32.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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