Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014
Objective (s): This study was conducted to assess factors associated with injuries caused by accidents in the elderly referred to hospitals of Hamadan Province, Iran. Methods: This was a retrospective study. Data for all elderly patients referred to hospital emergency in Hamadan province during 200...
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doaj-672331aa6e254813af2ed17f4218708b2020-11-25T04:07:03ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362016-10-01155533547Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014Salman Khazaei0Sakineh Mazharmanesh1Reza Gharakhanlou2Somayeh Khazaei3Abdollah Mohammadian- Hafshejani4Reza Pakzad5 دانشکده علوم پزشکی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Objective (s): This study was conducted to assess factors associated with injuries caused by accidents in the elderly referred to hospitals of Hamadan Province, Iran. Methods: This was a retrospective study. Data for all elderly patients referred to hospital emergency in Hamadan province during 2009 to 2014 were collected. Data extracted from injury registry software. Descriptive statistics was used to explore the data. Results: A total of 11954 patients were registered during the study period. 64.48% were male. The mean age of men was 70.5 ± 8.8 and the mean age of women was 71.1 ± 8.7 (P <0.001). Trend of occurring accident among elders during the study period was increasing. Traffic accidents (32.74%), fall (21.49%) and hit (20.49%) were the most accounted injury in both genders. Conclusion: the findings suggest elderly people are in danger of accidents. It seems that effective and regular training about injury prevention and providing a secure living environment for the elderly is necessary.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-153-en.htmlinjurytraumaelderlyepidemiologyhamadan |
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Salman Khazaei Sakineh Mazharmanesh Reza Gharakhanlou Somayeh Khazaei Abdollah Mohammadian- Hafshejani Reza Pakzad |
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Salman Khazaei Sakineh Mazharmanesh Reza Gharakhanlou Somayeh Khazaei Abdollah Mohammadian- Hafshejani Reza Pakzad Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 Payesh injury trauma elderly epidemiology hamadan |
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Salman Khazaei Sakineh Mazharmanesh Reza Gharakhanlou Somayeh Khazaei Abdollah Mohammadian- Hafshejani Reza Pakzad |
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Salman Khazaei |
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Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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Epidemiology of accidents in elders in Hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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epidemiology of accidents in elders in hamadan during 2009 to 2014 |
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Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research |
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Payesh |
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1680-7626 2008-4536 |
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2016-10-01 |
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Objective (s): This study was conducted to assess factors associated with injuries caused by accidents in the elderly referred to hospitals of Hamadan Province, Iran.
Methods: This was a retrospective study. Data for all elderly patients referred to hospital emergency in Hamadan province during 2009 to 2014 were collected. Data extracted from injury registry software. Descriptive statistics was used to explore the data.
Results: A total of 11954 patients were registered during the study period. 64.48% were male. The mean age of men was
70.5 ± 8.8 and the mean age of women was 71.1 ± 8.7 (P <0.001). Trend of occurring accident among elders during the study period was increasing. Traffic accidents (32.74%), fall (21.49%) and hit (20.49%) were the most accounted injury in both genders.
Conclusion: the findings suggest elderly people are in danger of accidents. It seems that effective and regular training about injury prevention and providing a secure living environment for the elderly is necessary. |
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injury trauma elderly epidemiology hamadan |
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