Elderly living alone more likely to fall, be hospitalised
Elderly living alone more likely to fall, be hospitalised Newshub 10/12/2020 © Video - The AM Show ; Image - Getty Watch: Bill Rayner's full interview. New research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of falls for the elderly and an advocate says the holiday period is when older people are at the highest risk. The research looked at 13,061 people aged 60 and over between 2002 and 2012 and found that those living alone had an 18 percent higher risk of reporting a fall. People with the least social contact were 24 percent more likely to fall, and 36 to 42 percent more likely to be h...
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