@article{ref1,
title="Incidence, risk factors and economic burden of fall-related injuries in older Chinese people: a systematic review",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2019",
author="Peng, Ke and Tian, Maoyi and Andersen, Melanie and Zhang, Jing and Liu, Yishu and Wang, Qilong and Lindley, Richard and Ivers, Rebecca",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="4-12",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: China's population is ageing and fall-related injury in older Chinese people is a growing public health concern. This review aims to synthesise existing evidence on the incidence, risk factors and economic burden of fall-related injury among older Chinese people to inform health service planning. <br><br>METHODS: A systematic search of literature on falls and injury among older people living in China was performed in six electronic databases including both English and Chinese databases. <br><br>RESULTS were combined using narrative synthesis due to the heterogeneity of included studies. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 93 studies from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong were included in this review. Most of these studies were descriptive; 82 reported the incidence of fall-related injury among older Chinese people, 7 studies examined the risk factors for fall-related injury and 22 studies described the economic burden of fall-related injury. The incidence of fall-related injury reported among older Chinese people ranged from 0.6% to 19.5%. Risk factors significantly associated with fall-related injury among older Chinese included older age, female sex, walking aid use, living environments, chronic disease, medication usage, visual impairment and a fall direction other than forward. The cost of fall-related injury among older Chinese people ranged from US$16 to US$3812 per person per fall. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Falls-related injuries are a significant public health issue for older Chinese people. Further studies using prospective design to identify risk factors and the economic burden of fall-related injuries are needed.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042982",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042982"
}