Table 4
Methods of summarising injurious fall outcomes
| Data reported | Articles n (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants sustaining injurious falls | 17 (41%) | [36,38,40,41,47,51,53,55,59,63,65-67,70,72,73,76] |
 Sustaining medical care falls | 5 (12%) | [53,59,69,74,75] |
| Sustaining fracture falls | 11 (27%) | [40-44,46,47,53,55,69,75] |
| Number of injurious falls | 17 (41%) | [43,46,48,49,52,54,55,58,59,61,63,64,67,68,71,73,76] |
| Medical care falls | 11 (27%) | [38,39,56,59,61,64,66,68,74-76] |
| Fracture falls | 11 (27%) | [40,42,43,45,52,58,62,64,67,71,76] |
| Falls requiring hospital admission | 3 (7%) | [58,59,64] |
| Injury rate | 4 (10%) | [40,52,54,65] |
| Injurious fall rates | 8 (20%) | [37-39,56,58,61-63] |
| Mean number of injurious falls per participants | 5 (12%) | [37,40,49,63,67] |
| Injurious falls/person time | 11 (27%) | [40]1 ,[54]1, [62]5, [38]4,[61]2,[63]4,[68]4,[58]4,[52]4,[2]2,[39]4 |
| Serious injury/person time | 3 (7%) | [37,38,63]2 |
| Moderate injury/person time | 2 (5%) | [37,38]2 |
| Medical care falls/person time | 1 (2%) | [56,68]4 |
| Soft tissue/person time | 1 (2%) | [52]1 |
| Hip fracture/person time | 2 (5%) | [40,52]1 |
| Other fracture/person time | 2 (5%) | [40,52]1 |
| Time to injurious fall event | 4 (10%) | [43,48,57,76] |
Methods of fall documentation used in the articles. n = number of studies; calculation of percentages: number of articles used a specific method/total number of articles * 100; 1number/1000 persons year; 2number/persons year; 3number/10 persons year; 4number/100 persons year