Journal article
Could a policy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents result in cost savings in acute hip fracture care? The case of Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Hip fractures are an important problem in nursing homes. Hip protectors are external devices that decrease the risk of hip fracture in elderly nursing home residents. We estimated the overall healthcare cost savings from a hypothetical strategy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada. In a recent meta-analysis, we determined that a strategy of provision of hip protectors decreases the risk of hip …
Authors
Sawka AM; Gafni A; Boulos P; Beattie K; Papaioannou A; Cranney A; Hanley DA; Adachi JD; Cheung A; Papadimitropoulos EA
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 819–827
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
6 2007
DOI
10.1007/s00198-006-0307-7
ISSN
0937-941X