Functioning and health-related quality of life following injury in older people: a systematic review

K Brown, ID Cameron, L Keay, K Coxon… - Injury …, 2017 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Aim and background There is growing evidence around the impact of injury and recovery
trajectories but little focuses on older people, despite rising burden. The aim of this review …

Reduced recovery capacity after major trauma in the elderly: results of a prospective multicenter registry-based cohort study

V Freigang, K Müller, A Ernstberger… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aims: Considering the worldwide trend of an increased lifetime, geriatric trauma is moving
into focus. Trauma is a leading cause of hospitalization, leading to disability and mortality …

Impact of chronic illness on functional outcomes and quality of life among injured older adults

C Sokas, JP Herrera-Escobar, T Klepp, E Stanek… - Injury, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Trauma care for injured older adults is complicated by pre-existing chronic
illness. We examined the association between chronic illness and post-injury function …

Longer-term quality of life following major trauma: age only significantly affects outcome after the age of 80 years

T Gross, S Morell, F Amsler - Clinical interventions in aging, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Against the background of conflicting data on the topic, this study aimed to determine
the differences in longer-term patient outcomes following major trauma with regard to age …

Long-term mortality following injury in working-age adults: a systematic review

CM Cameron, EV Kliewer, DM Purdie… - International journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Priorities for prevention activities and planning for services depend on comprehensive
knowledge of the distribution of the injury-related burden in the community. The aim of this …

Long-term outcomes after injury in the elderly

K Inaba, M Goecke, P Sharkey… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Background The lasting impact of injury on lifestyle in the elderly remains poorly defined.
The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term quality-of-life outcomes in elderly …

Long term health outcomes after injury in working age adults: a systematic review

CM Cameron, EV Kliewer, DM Purdie… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2006 - jech.bmj.com
Background: Estimating the contribution of non-fatal injury outcomes remains a considerable
challenge and is one of the most difficult components of burden of disease analysis. The aim …

Assessment of pre-injury health-related quality of life: a systematic review

AC Scholten, JA Haagsma, EW Steyerberg… - Population health …, 2017 - Springer
Background Insight into the change from pre-to post-injury health-related quality of life
(HRQL) of trauma patients is important to derive estimates of the impact of injury on HRQL …

Long-term survival in the elderly after trauma

G McGwin Jr, SM Melton, AK May… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Background In the elderly, trauma has been associated with increased, long-term, all-cause
mortality. Functional limitations secondary to injury may be responsible for the reduced …

Quality of life after hip fracture in the elderly: a systematic literature review

CMM Peeters, E Visser, CLP Van de Ree, T Gosens… - Injury, 2016 - Elsevier
Background With an increasing ageing population, hip fractures have become a major
public health issue in the elderly. It is important to examine the health status (HS) and health …