Citation

Raina P, Dukeshire S, Wong M, Scanlan A, Chambers L, Lindsay J. Age Ageing 1999; 28(3): 316-318.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. praina@sunnyhill.bc.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10475871

Abstract

METHOD: Using cross-sectional data obtained from the 1994 National Population Health Survey, we have compared self-reported health-care use between injured and non-injured older adults. RESULTS: Over 12 months, 9% of non-institutionalized people over 65 reported an injury. The commonest injuries were sprains or strains and fractures and half of these were caused by a fall. Older people sustaining injuries are more likely to spend a night in hospital and receive physiotherapy.

Language: en