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Natalia Cantet1, Teal W Benevides2, Michelle A Meade3
1Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
Abstract:
Although older adults (>65 years of age) are considered the highest-risk population for fall-related injuries, adults with intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD) or cerebral palsy (CP) are also at increased fall risk. We aimed to compare the incidence of fall-related emergency department (ED) visits with injury and age-related trends among adults aged 18-80 years with IDD or CP and a non-IDD/CP comparison group using the 2019 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Emergency Department Databases. Fall-related ED visits with injury represented a greater proportion of ED visits among adults with IDD or CP compared with adults without. Among adults aged 62-65 years with no IDD/CP, 7.3% of ED visits were for falls with injury. Similar incidences of fall with injury were found at earlier ages among adults with IDD (aged 42-45 years) or CP (aged 34-41 years). Clinicians should consider screening for fall risk at younger ages among patients with IDD or CP.
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