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Alcohol, hospital admissions, and falls in older adults: A longitudinal evaluation

Date

Authors

Tait, Robert

French, Davina

Byles, Julie

Burns, Richard

Anstey, Kaarin

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Background: There are limited data on the impacts of alcohol use in older adults. We aimed to evaluate self-reported hospital admissions and falls against current Australian alcohol consumption guidelines. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal analysis of

Keywords

Keywords: aged; alcohol abstinence; alcohol consumption; article; depression; diabetes mellitus; falling; female; hospital admission; human; longitudinal study; low risk population; major clinical study; male; musculoskeletal disease; self report alcohol; falls; hospital admission; longitudinal; older adults

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72573

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

International Psychogeriatrics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1017/S1041610213000173