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Achieving a 54% Reduction in Geriatric Fall-Caused Hospitalizations and a 65% Reduction in Fall-Caused Injuries Requiring Long-Term Care: A Multifactorial Program Conducted Among 6600 Community Resident Elders in Florida
David C. Schwartz, Patrick C. Hardigan
American Journal of Public Health Research. 2016 4 (2). doi: 10.12691/ajphr-4-2-6
Keywords: aging, falls, public health, prevention
Context: ...ortion of program costs. The study was carried out in 2015. Results: The treatment groups had statistically significantly lower healthcare utilization due to injurious falls than did various control groups: hospitalizations were lower; nursing home stays were lower; ind...
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Attaining a 64% Reduction in Fall-Caused Hospitalizations among Community Resident Elders: Two Multifactorial Studies
David C. Schwartz, Patrick C. Hardigan
American Journal of Public Health Research. 2016 4 (5). doi: 10.12691/ajphr-4-5-5
Keywords: elderly falling, economic benefit, fall prevention
Context: ...tions. Results: In study #1, using Medicaid claims data, the treatment group was shown to have significantly fewer instances of healthcare utilization due to injurious falls compared to the control groups (p < 0.05): hospitalizations for fractures were 55% low...
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