[Falls in nursing homes: on average almost two per bed per year, resulting in a fracture in 1.3%]. / Valincidenten in verpleeghuizen: gemiddeld bijna 2 per bed per jaar met bij 1.3% een fractuur als gevolg.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 149(19): 1043-7, 2005 May 07.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine how many falls occur annually in Dutch nursing homes and how many fractures are the result of falls.DESIGN:
Written questionnaire study.METHOD:
All 371 Dutch nursing homes received a questionnaire requesting information on the number of somatic and psychogeriatric beds and the number of falls and fractures as a result of falls in 2000 and 2001.RESULTS:
Of the 371 questionnaires, 202 (54%) were returned. These were distributed as follows over the three types of nursing homes combined 151 (75%), somatic 15 (7%), psychogeriatric 36 (18%). The average capacity of the participating nursing homes was 180 beds. There was an average of more than 300 reported falls per nursing home 336 in 2000 (SD 180; median 314) and 311 in 2001 (SD 165, median 294). On average, there were almost 2 falls per bed per year. The number of falls per bed in the psychogeriatric group was higher than in the somatic group. There was an average of about 4 fractures per year per nursing home as a result of falls 4.3 in 2000 (SD 3.7; median 4.0) and 3.6 in 2oo1 (SD 2.8; median 3.0). The average number of annual fractures due to a fall was about 23 per 1ooo beds. An average of 1.3% of the falls resulted in a fracture. There were no clear differences here between somatic and psychogeriatric patients.CONCLUSION:
The reported number of falls per nursing-home bed averaged almost 2 per year, and an average of 1.3% of these falls resulted in a fracture.
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Asunto principal:
Accidentes por Caídas
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Fracturas Óseas
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Hogares para Ancianos
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Casas de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Nl
Revista:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article