Trend and characteristics of fall in elderly adults based on data from national injury surveillance sentinel hospitals in Anhui province, 2006-2014

• Published in: Zhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì Vol. 37; no. 5; p. 702
• Main Authors: Xing, X Y, Xu, W, Chen, Y J, Liu, Z R, Jia, S C, Xie, J R, Wu, Q S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Family Characteristics; Female; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Leisure Activities; Male; Middle Aged; Public Health; Sentinel Surveillance; Sex Distribution; Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
• ISSN: 0254-6450
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.05.024

To understand the incidence pattern of fall among older adults in Anhui province during 2006-2014, and provide scientific basis for intervention strategies and decision-making. The incidence data of fall in elderly adults from 6 sentinel hospitals in 2 national injury surveillance areas in Anhui province between 2006 and 2014 were collected for this descriptive epidemiological analysis of the overall incidence trend, demographic characteristics, case distribution and clinical characteristics of fall cases in the elderly. The fall case number, the proportions of fall cases to injury cases and to overall fall cases in the elderly all increased from 2006 to 2014. The fall was the first cause of the elderly injury during the past 9 years. The sex ratio was 0.74 and the cases in males decreased with age. In both males and females, the cases in retirees and the jobless accounted for the highest proportions. The annual incidence peak was during August to October, and two daily incidence peaks were during 9 am-11 am