The Prevalence of Missing Incidents and Their Antecedents Among Older Adult MedicAlert Subscribers: Retrospective Descriptive Study.
Antonio Miguel CruzHector Perez Lopez PortilloYoojin ChoiEmily RutledgeChristine DaumLili LiuPublished in: JMIR aging (2024)
This study provides the prevalence of missing incidents from 1 database source. The low frequency of missing incidents may not represent populations that are not White. Despite the low number of missing incidents, the 0.2% (1/500) of cases resulting in injuries or death are devastating experiences that may be mitigated through prevention strategies.