@article{ref1,
title="Exploring a hidden epidemic: drowning among adults aged 65 years and older",
journal="Journal of aging and health",
year="2021",
author="Clemens, Tessa and Peden, Amy Elizabeth and Franklin, Richard Charles",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To explore trends in unintentional fatal drowning among older adults (65 years and older). <br><br>METHODS: Total population retrospective analysis of unintentional fatal drowning among people aged 65 years and older in Australia, Canada and New Zealand (2005-2014) was conducted. <br><br>RESULTS: 1459 older adults died. Rates ranged from 1.69 (Canada) to 2.20 (New Zealand) per 100,000. Trends in crude drowning rates were variable from year to year. A downward trend was observed in New Zealand (y = -.507ln(x) + 2.9918), with upward trends in Australia (y =.1056ln(x) + 1.5948) and Canada (y =.1489ln(x) + 1.4571). Population projections suggest high annual drowning deaths by 2050 in Australia (range: 120-190; 1.69-2.76/100,000) and Canada (range: 209-430; 1.78-3.66/100,000). Significant locations and activities associated with older adult drowning differed by country and age band. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Drowning among older adults is a hidden epidemic claiming increasing lives as the population ages. Targeted drowning prevention strategies are urgently needed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other similar countries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-2643",
doi="10.1177/08982643211014770",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08982643211014770"
}