Does history of falling predict length of stay in post-scute geriatric rehabilitation?

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serval:BIB_1D5E41AA0436
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Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
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Title
Does history of falling predict length of stay in post-scute geriatric rehabilitation?
Title of the conference
79e Assemblée annuelle de la Société Suisse de Médecine Interne Générale
Author(s)
Martin E., Dreher R.M., Rochat S., Büla C.
Address
Lausanne, Suisse, 11-13 mai 2011
ISBN
1424-4985
ISSN-L
1424-4977
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
11
Series
Swiss Medical Forum
Pages
21S
Language
english
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the associations between falls before¦hospital admission, falls during hospitalization, and length of stay in¦elderly people admitted to post-acute geriatric rehabilitation.¦Method: History of falling in the previous 12 months before admission¦was recorded among 249 older persons (mean age 82.3 ± 7.4 years,¦69.1% women) consecutively admitted to post-acute rehabilitation. Data¦on medical, functional and cognitive status were collected upon¦admission. Falls during hospitalization and length of stay were recorded¦at discharge.¦Results: Overall, 92 (40.4%) patients reported no fall in the 12 months¦before admission; 63(27.6%) reported 1 fall, and 73 (32.0%) reported¦multiple falls. Previous falls occurrence (one or more falls) was¦significantly associated with in-stay falls (19.9% of previous fallers fell¦during the stay vs 7.6% in patients without history of falling, P = .01),¦and with a longer length of stay (22.4 ± 10.1 days vs 27.1 ± 14.3 days,¦P = .01). In multivariate robust regression controlling for gender, age,¦functional and cognitive status, history of falling remained significantly¦associated with longer rehabilitation stay (2.8 days more than non¦fallers in single fallers, p = .05, and 3.3 days in multiple fallers, p = .0.1).¦Conclusion: History of falling in the 12 months prior to post acute¦geriatric rehabilitation is independently associated with a longer¦rehabilitation length of stay. Previous fallers also have an increased risk¦of falling during rehabilitation stay. This suggests that hospital fall¦prevention measures should particularly target these high risk patients.
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