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Return to the ED and hospitalisation following minor injuries among older persons treated in the emergency department: predictors among independent seniors within 6 months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

minor traumatic injuries among independent older people have received little attention to date, but increasingly the impact of such injuries is being recognised.

Objectives

we assessed the frequency and predictors of acute health care use, defined as return to the emergency department (ED) or hospitalisation.

Study design

national multicentre prospective observational study.

Setting

eight Canadian teaching EDs between April 2009 and April 2013.

Participants

a total of 1,568 patients aged 65-100 years, independent in basic activities of daily living, discharged from ED following a minor traumatic injury.

Methods

trained assessors measured baseline data including demographics, functional status, cognition, comorbidities, frailty and injury severity. We then conducted follow-up telephone interviews at 6 months to assess subsequent acute health care use. We used log-binomial regression analyses to identify predictors of acute health care use, and reported relative risks and 95% CIs.

Results

participants' mean age was 77.0, 66.4% female, and their injuries included contusions (43.5%), lacerations (25.1%) and fractures (25.4%). The cumulative rate of acute health care use by 6 months post-injury was 21.5% (95% CI: 19.0-24.3%). The strongest predictors of acute health care use within 6 months were cognitive impairment, RR = 1.6 (95% IC: 1.2-2.1) and the mechanism of injury including pedestrian struck or recreational injuries, RR = 1.6 (95% CI 1.2-2.2).

Conclusions

among independent community living older persons with a minor injury, cognitive impairment and mechanism of injury were independent risk factors for acute healthcare use. Future studies should look at whether tailored discharge planning can reduce the need for acute health care use.

SUBMITTER: Lee J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4476849 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Return to the ED and hospitalisation following minor injuries among older persons treated in the emergency department: predictors among independent seniors within 6 months.

Lee Jacques J Sirois Marie-Josee MJ Moore Lynne L Perry Jeffrey J Daoust Raoul R Griffith Lauren L Worster Andrew A Lang Eddy E Emond Marcel M

Age and ageing 20150505 4

<h4>Background</h4>minor traumatic injuries among independent older people have received little attention to date, but increasingly the impact of such injuries is being recognised.<h4>Objectives</h4>we assessed the frequency and predictors of acute health care use, defined as return to the emergency department (ED) or hospitalisation.<h4>Study design</h4>national multicentre prospective observational study.<h4>Setting</h4>eight Canadian teaching EDs between April 2009 and April 2013.<h4>Particip ...[more]

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Return to the ED and hospitalisation following minor injuries among older persons treated in the emergency department: predictors among independent seniors within 6 months.

Background

Objectives

Study design

Setting

Participants

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Return to the ED and hospitalisation following minor injuries among older persons treated in the emergency department: predictors among independent seniors within 6 months.

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