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Risk Factors For Recurrent Injurious Falls That Require Hospitalization For Older Adults With Dementia: A Population Based Study, Lynn Meuleners, Michelle L. Fraser, Max Bulsara, Kyle Chow, Jonathon Q. Ng
Risk Factors For Recurrent Injurious Falls That Require Hospitalization For Older Adults With Dementia: A Population Based Study, Lynn Meuleners, Michelle L. Fraser, Max Bulsara, Kyle Chow, Jonathon Q. Ng
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Background: Older adults with dementia are at an increased risk of falls, however, little is known about risk factors for recurrent injurious falls (a subsequent fall after the first fall has occurred) among this group. This study aimed to identify risk factors for recurrent injurious falls requiring hospitalization among adults aged 60+ years with dementia.
Methods: This retrospective, whole-population cohort study was conducted using the Western Australian Hospital Morbidity Data System and Western Australian Death Registrations from 2001 to 2013. Survival analysis using a stratified conditional Cox model (type 1) was undertaken to identify risk factors for recurrent injurious falls …