Organizational factors of fall injuries among residents within German nursing homes: secondary analyses of cross-sectional data

Jaroslava Zimmermann (), Michael Swora, Holger Pfaff and Susanne Zank
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Jaroslava Zimmermann: University of Cologne
Michael Swora: University of Cologne
Holger Pfaff: University of Cologne
Susanne Zank: University of Cologne

European Journal of Ageing, 2019, vol. 16, issue 4, No 10, 503-512

Abstract: Abstract The present study explored risk factors for fall injuries among nursing home residents, with a specific focus on the influence of organizational structure within facilities and their environment, which have been insufficiently investigated in the European context. For the analyses, secondary data collected in 2016 from 220 nursing homes across Germany were used. As a risk adjustment, two separate models were calculated for fall injuries among residents without (N = 7320) and with cognitive impairment (N = 8633). Results showed that residents without cognitive impairment had a decreased risk of fall injuries by 40.1% (P

Keywords: Adverse care outcome; Fall injury; Older adult; Long-term care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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