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Non-fatal injuries among adults with activity limitations and participation restrictions
  1. H Xiang1,
  2. M Leff2,
  3. L Stallones3
  1. 1Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Hospital and Children’s Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  2. 2Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences and Colorado Injury Control Research Center, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
  3. 3Department of Psychology and Colorado Injury Control Research Center, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Huiyun Xiang
 Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus Children’s Research Institute and Children’s Hospital, College of Medicine and Public Health, Ohio State University, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; xianghpediatrics.ohio-state.edu

Abstract

Objective: To investigate non-fatal unintentional injuries among adults with activity/participation limitations.

Design: Injuries in the previous 12 months were reported by a stratified probability sample of non-institutionalized adults. Based on self reported activity/participation limitations, 2602 respondents were classified into three groups (no limitations, moderate limitations, and severe limitations) and injury characteristics were compared.

Results: A total of 19.2% of respondents reported activity/participation limitations. Twenty four percent (95% confidence intervals (CI) 14.5% to 33.6%) with severe and 17.8% (95% CI 13.2% to 22.4%) with moderate limitations were injured, compared with 12.6% (95% CI 10.6% to 14.7%) of respondents without limitations. The odds ratio of injury was 3.72 (95% CI 1.94 to 7.14) for respondents with severe and 1.87 (95% CI 1.25 to 2.77) for respondents with moderate limitations. The leading cause of injuries among respondents with activity/participation limitations was falls.

Conclusions: Individuals with activity/participation limitations are at an increased risk for injuries.

  • CI, confidence interval
  • ICF, International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
  • OR, odds ratio
  • activity limitations
  • adults
  • disability

https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2004.006429

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    Footnotes

    • Dr H Xiang was funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant number: R49/CE000241-01). The contents of this study are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.