Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status
Rizzo J, Friedkin R, Williams C, Nabors J, Acampora D, Tinetti M. Health Care Utilization and Costs in a Medicare Population by Fall Status. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1174-1188. PMID: 9708590, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199808000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.ConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ServicesHealth StatusHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsLong-Term CareMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHealth care costsCare costsOlder personsTotal health care costsEmergency room costsHealth care utilizationSeverity of fallsAnnual hospital costsHealth Care Financing AdministrationPublic health practitionersNoninjurious fallsNursing home costsInjurious fallsCare registriesCare utilizationHospital costsFall statusMedicare populationHome healthNursing homesFall frequencyRoom costsFall severitySame time periodHealth practitionersThe Effect of Falls and Fall Injuries on Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Persons
Tinetti M, Williams C. The Effect of Falls and Fall Injuries on Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Persons. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1998, 53A: m112-m119. PMID: 9520917, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53a.2.m112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoninjurious fallsOlder personsInjurious fallsIndependent determinantsPhysical activityFall statusSerious injuriesCommunity-dwelling older personsAdverse functional outcomesCommunity-dwelling personsAge 71 yearsHospital surveillanceMore fallsFunctional outcomeRisk factorsFall injuriesHigh burdenPreventive strategiesFunctional declineInstrumental activitiesOutcome measuresCohort membersDaily livingHierarchical linear regression modelsInjury