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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …