Alcohol as a risk factor for fall injury events among elderly persons living in the community.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine if alcohol use is a risk factor for fall injury events among community-dwelling older persons. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: South Miami Beach, Florida. PARTICIPANTS: 320 persons 65 or older who sought treatment at six area hospitals for injuries resulting from falls; 609 controls, matched for sex and age, selected randomly from Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare) files. MAIN INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Self-reported current alcohol use. RESULTS: No association was found between fall injury events and average weekly alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS: Further efforts at reducing injuries to older persons from falls should concentrate on other modifiable risk factors, including adequate treatment of underlying medical conditions, reducing inappropriate psychotropic medication use, and installing safety devices in the home.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

VOLUME: 40

Page Numbers: 658-61

Journal Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc

ISSN: 0002-8614

DAY: 10

MONTH: Jul

YEAR: 1992

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Wounds and Injuries

MESH TERMS: prevention & control

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Substance Name: Psychotropic Drugs

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AFFILIATION: Division of Injury Control, National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, Atlanta, Georgia.

Country: UNITED STATES

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MEDLINETA: J Am Geriatr Soc

REFSOURCE: J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993 Mar;41(3):346-7

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