Author/Editor     Rok-Simon, Mateja
Title     Umrljivost in hospitalizacije starejših zaradi poškodb v Sloveniji v letih 1988-1996
Translated title     Mortality and hospitalizations of eldery people due to the injuries in Slovenian in years
Type     članek
Source     Zdrav Vars
Vol. and No.     Letnik 38, št. 1-2
Publication year     1999
Volume     str. 29-32
Language     slo
Abstract     Injuries are an important public health problem for people, aged above 64 years, as they stonrgly affect the individual and contribute to big economic expenditures for the society. Slovenian population is ageing, therefore we can justifiably expect an increase in the number of injuries and their consequences for elderly people. In Slovenia data show that people above 64 years of age are mostly threatened by injuries due to falls, and injuries in traffic accidents. Ethiology of non-intentional injuries in aged people is usually the combination of interior factors of the individual, and external factors such as social conditions, behaviour and environmental risks. Experiences show that the majority of aged people injuries can be anticipated and some non-intentional injuries even prevented with strategies directed into the improvement of elderly people health state, recreation, health education on risk factors, prevention of injuries and elimination of environmental risk factors.
Summary     Poškodbe so pomemben javnozdravstveni problem ljudi, starih nad 64 let, ker močno prizadenejo posameznika, družbi pa prinesejo velike ekonomske stroške. Prebivalstvo Slovenije se stara, zato lahko upravičeno pričakujemo da se bo povečevalo število poškodb in njihovih posledic pri starih ljudeh. Podatki kažejo, da v Sloveniji ljudi, stare nad 64 let, od nenamernih poškodb najbolj ogrožajo poškodbe zaradi padcev in poškodbe v prometnih nezgodah. Etiologija nenamernih poškodb pri starih ljudeh je običajno kombinacija notranjih dejavnikov posameznika in zunanjih dejavnikov, kot so socialni pogoji, obnašanje in nevarnosti v okolju. Izkušnje kažejo, da večino nezgod starih ljudi lahko predvidimo, nekatere nenamerne poškodbe pa lahko tudi preprečimo s strategijami, ki so usmerjene v izboljšavo zdravstvenega stanja starih ljudi, rekreacijo, zdravstveno vzgojo o dejavnikih tveganja, o preprečevanju poškodb in odstranitvi dejavnikov tveganja iz okolja.
Descriptors     AGED
ACCIDENTS
SLOVENIA
MORTALITY
HOSPITALIZATION
DEMOGRAPHY