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| Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom | | Author(s) | P Scuffham, S Chaplin, R Legood |
| Journal title | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, vol 57, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 740-744 |
| Keywords | Falls ; Accident & emergency depts ; Admission [hospitals] ; Costs [care] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Unintentional falls impose a substantial burden on health and social services. The Home Accident Surveillance System (HASS), the Leisure Accident Surveillance System (LASS) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data were used to identify numbers of admissions to hospital for fall-related injuries in England and Wales for 1999. There were 647,721 accident and emergency (A&E) attendances and 204,424 admissions to hospital for fall-related injuries in people aged 60+. Attendance rates per 100,000 population were: 275.3 (ages 60-64), 287.3 (65-69), 367.9 (70-74) and 946.3 (age 75+); and hospital rates of admission per 10,000 population were 34.5, 52, 91.9 and 368.6 respectively. The cost per 10,000 population was £300,000 in the 60-64 age group, rising to £1,500,000 in those aged 75+. These bills cost the UK government £981 million, of which the NHS incurred 59.2%. Most of the costs (66%) were attributable to falls in those aged 75+. The major cost driver was inpatient admission, accounting for 49.4% of total cost of falls. Long-term care costs were the second highest, accounting for 41%, primarily in those age 75+. (OFFPRINT) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031118208 A |
| Classmark | OLF: LD6: LD:QKH: QDC: 3F * |
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