Identifying clusters of falls-related hospital admissions to inform population targets for prioritising falls prevention programmes.
Caroline F Finch AoKaren StephanAnna Wong SheeKeith HillTerry P HainesLindy ClemsonLesley DayPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2015)
All patients with comorbidity, and older women without comorbidities, stay in hospital longer following a fall and hence consume a disproportionate share of hospital resources. These findings have important implications for the targeting of falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older people.