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Poster no. 94
Patterns in
injuries to elderly in a residential setting
Elsvig
Eilert-Petersson 1) 2) & Lucie Laflamme 2) 3)
1) Mälardalens högskola, Department of Caring Sciences, Box 883,
SE-72 123 Västerås, Sweden2) Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health
Sciences, Division of Social Medicine, Norrbacka, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden 3) National
Institute of Public Health, National Injury Prevention Program |
| Abstract |
The current study was
undertaken to examine the most typical circumstances of and products related to injuries
to elderly at home; and to establish the extent to which any injury patterns found were
age or gender related. Injury data were taken from a community-based injury-surveillance
register built up over a one-year period in a Swedish county. Injury incidence by gender
and age were calculated, and typical injury patterns were identified through analysis of
nine characteristics of injuries, employing multivariate techniques. Home injury incidence
was higher among females in all ages groups 65 years or older compared to males and the
incidence increased with increased ages except in the ages 80-84 among females. Four
typical injury and injury patterns were identified, and their relation to gender and age
are highlighted. It is concluded that a focus on passive protection is likely to offer the
most effective means of prevention. This could be achieved by safer home designs, building
structures, items of equipment and products. |
| Keywords |
Home injuries, Injury
patterns, Elderly, Product-related injuries |
| Institution |
1) Mälardalens högskola,
Department of Caring Sciences, Box 883, SE-72 123 Västerås, Sweden2) Karolinska
Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine, Norrbacka,
SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden 3) National Institute of Public Health, National Injury
Prevention Program, SE-103 52 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Contact |
Elsvig Eilert-Petersson |
| Postaddress |
Mälardalens högskola,
Department of Caring Sciences, Box 883 |
| Postcode |
SE 721 23 |
| City |
Västerås |
| County |
Sweden |
| Phone |
+46 21 10 13 94 |
| Fax |
+46 21 10 16 33 |
| E-mail |
elsvig.eilert.petersson@mdh.se |
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