Ranging from the lower ambient temperature , the presence of snow cover , seasonal factors , and time of the day to location of fall , these factors have different levels of impact related to higher incidence or mortality of fall .
There existed systematic review on studies investigating the association between hip fractures and external risk factors including meteorological factors .
Albeit the fact that most serious common fall injury is a hip fracture , it can not account for all injuries forms of fall .
There was a lack of systematic review covering all fall-related injury or deaths to thoroughly summarise meteorological aspects of fall .
This study aim ed to systematic ally review epidemiological studies of fall and fall-related circumstances without restriction to hip fracture .
Incidence and seasonality of falls amongst old people receiving home help services in a municipality in northern Sweden
Objectives . Falls among old people is a well-documented phenomenon ; however , falls among people living in the community and receiving home help services have been under- research ed . The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence , including possible seasonal variation , circumstances and injuries related to falls among community living home help receivers , and to investigate whether fall incidence is associated with the type and amount of home help services received . Study design . Prospect i ve cohort study . Methods . All 614 persons aged 65 and over who were living in a particular northern Swedish community and receiving municipality home help were included . Data on age , sex and home help service use were collected from home help service records , and falls were reported by staff on report forms specifically design ed for the study . Results . A total number of 264 falls  were recorded among 122 participants . The overall fall incidence was 626 per 1,000 PY , and incidence rate ratios were significantly correlated to the total amount of services used ( p&0.001 ) , as well as to the degree of help for I-ADL needs ( p&0.001 ) , P-ADL needs ( p&0.001 ) and escort service ( p=0.007 ) . The proportion of falls reported as result ing in injury was 33 % . The monthly fall incidence was significantly associated to daylight photoperiod , however it was not associated to temperature . Conclusions . Fall incidence among home help receivers aged 65 and over seems correlated to the amount of services they receive . This is probably explained by the fact that impairments connected to ADL limitations and home help needs also are connected to an increased risk of falls . This implies that fall prevention should be considered when planning home help care for old people with ADL limitations . Further research on the connection between daylight photoperiod and fall incidence in population s at different latitudes is needed
Ranging from the lower ambient temperature , the presence of snow cover , seasonal factors , and time of the day to location of fall , these factors have different levels of impact related to higher incidence or mortality of fall .
There existed systematic review on studies investigating the association between hip fractures and external risk factors including meteorological factors .
Albeit the fact that most serious common fall injury is a hip fracture , it can not account for all injuries forms of fall .
There was a lack of systematic review covering all fall-related injury or deaths to thoroughly summarise meteorological aspects of fall .
This study aim ed to systematic ally review epidemiological studies of fall and fall-related circumstances without restriction to hip fracture .