TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Cost evaluation of hospital inpatient stays induced by injuries due to falls for elderly people
JO  - Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement
A1  - Di Pierdomenico, Lionel
A1  - Uwiteka, Ines
A1  - Senterre, Christelle
A1  - Leclercq, Pol
A1  - Mendes Da Costa, Élise
A1  - Pepersack, Thierry
A1  - Pirson, Magali
SP  - 36
EP  - 44
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - Thirty percent of people aged 65 and older, living at home fall at least once a year. Few economic data are available in Belgium on this issue. We evaluated the cost borne by social security. 823 inpatient stays aged 65 and more, from home and admitted for injuries after a fall were selected. We observe an average (SD) age of 81 years. The proportion of women is 76%. 75% of admissions are related to fractures. 18% of patients are 'institutionalized' after falls. The death rate is 6%. The median (Q1-Q3) of cost is € 4.182 (2.385-6.820), for a length of stay median (Q1-Q3) of 11 days (4-25). The cost of hospital stays is estimated at €135 millions. Based on population projections, the cost could be estimated at € 243 millions in 2050. The overall cost of the treatment of these lesions is much more important, because costs are also generated after the hospitalization.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2115-8789
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/pnv.2014.0509
ID  - ref1
ER  -