Falls Among Institutionalized Elderly—A Prospective Study in Four Institutions in Finland
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- Vol. 10 (4), 212-220
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.1996.tb00339.x
Abstract
We analyzed prospectively the incidence, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors and the consequences of falls during a 7-month period in 4 institutions in Finland in 1993. A total of 370 falls among 160 patients were recorded. Of the fallers 56% fell once and 44% more than once (range 2–24). The mean fall rate in men was higher than that in women (p < 0.01). Fallen men were younger but less ambulatory than women. Of the falls 95% occurred without eyewitnesses and 27% during the night shift; 30% (114/370) resulted in an injury and 7% (11/160) of the fallers suffered a fracture.Keywords
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