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Improving Access to Comprehensive Injury Risk Assessment and Risk Factor Reduction in Older Adult Populations

Author(s) -

Joyce C. Pressley,

Barbara Barlow,

Lodze Quitel,

Aisha Jafri

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.091140

Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , injury prevention , risk factor , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , poison control , gerontology , occupational safety and health , risk assessment , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , computer security , pathology , computer science

Preventing injuries in older populations (aged 50-86 years) is more complex than in younger populations because of frailty, comorbidities, polypharmacy, and physical and cognitive functional limitations. To improve accessibility and delivery of comprehensive, focused injury prevention, we developed a model incorporating applicable features of our national children's program with additional elements to address challenges of older populations. The older adult injury prevention model addresses gaps in prevention by improving access to risk factor screening, safety devices, education, counseling, medical care, and referrals.

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