Who gets injured at home? Evidence from older people in France

L’empowerment du patient connecté au service de l’entreprise officinale française

Liliane Bonnal (), Greivis Buitrago Gámez, Pascal Favard () and Cornel Oros ()
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Liliane Bonnal: LéP [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'économie de Poitiers [UR 13822] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Greivis Buitrago Gámez: CRIEF [Poitiers] - Centre de recherche sur l'intégration économique et financière [UR 13822] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers
Pascal Favard: IRJI - Institut de Recherche Juridique Interdisciplinaire - UT - Université de Tours
Cornel Oros: LéP [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'économie de Poitiers [UR 13822] - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers

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Abstract: The study analyses unintentional home and leisure injuries (HLIs) for the French senior population using data from the 2012 wave of the French health, health care and insurance survey. The results of our logit models reveal that health status, age, and risky attitudes are the main characteristics associated with HLIs for older people. When the severity of injuries is taken into consideration, the highest exposure to HLIs concerns the oldest seniors, aged 85 years old or older, with deteriorated health. This result is confirmed in the case of severe indoor HLIs, whereas for severe outdoor injuries, the most vulnerable individuals seem to be younger seniors, that is, 75–79 years old. Moreover, our findings suggest that HLIs, and mainly severe home HLIs, generate a short‐term influence on a person's health.

Keywords: Home and leisure injuries; Logit models; Older people; Health problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-07-20
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Published in Bulletin of Economic Research, 2022, 75 (2), pp.450-475. ⟨10.1111/boer.12366⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/boer.12366

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