Patterns of self-reported health care use in injured and uninjured older adults

Authors
Raina, P Dukeshire, S Wong, M Scanlan, A Chambers, L Lindsay, J
Citation
P. Raina et al., Patterns of self-reported health care use in injured and uninjured older adults, AGE AGEING, 28(3), 1999, pp. 316-318
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
AGE AND AGEING
ISSN journal
00020729 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
316 - 318
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-0729(199905)28:3<316:POSHCU>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Method: using cross-sectional data obtained from the 1994 National Populati on Health Survey we have compared self-reported health-care use between inj ured and non-injured older adults. Results: over 12 months, 9% of non-institutionalized people over 65 reporte d an injury. The commonest injuries were sprains or strains and fractures a nd half of these were caused by a fall. Older people sustaining injuries ar e more likely to spend a night in hospital and receive physiotherapy.