Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study determined the cost of fall-related health care in a cohort of community-dwelling people. METHODS: 578 people aged 75 years and over were monitored for falls and related health-care costs for one year. RESULTS: The mean cost per injurious fall was $1600 (year 2000 dollars). Hospital costs accounted for 67% of the total cost, even though only 4% of injurious falls required hospital admission. The cost of non-hospital health care was also substantial. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the economic burden of falls and the importance of injury prevention strategies.
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Tiedemann, A. C., Murray, S. M., Munro, B., & Lord, S. R. (2008). Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 19(9–10), 161–165. https://doi.org/10.1071/nb07022
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