Ling Christian, Henderson Stephen, Henderson Ray, Henderson Malia, Pedro Tina, Pang Lorrin
Boston University, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 2008 Mar;67(3):65-8.
The community of Hana, Hawai'i began a program of home modifications to help their elderly prevent falls. We estimated the cost benefit of these modifications from construction costs and published reports of effectiveness and cost of treating falls. We interviewed clients to determine risk of falling. The average cost of home modifications was $800. The average annual averted medical cost of falling was $1728.
夏威夷哈纳社区启动了一项家庭改造计划，以帮助老年人预防跌倒。我们根据建筑成本以及已发表的关于跌倒治疗效果和成本的报告，估算了这些改造的成本效益。我们对客户进行了访谈，以确定跌倒风险。家庭改造的平均成本为800美元。每年因预防跌倒而避免的医疗成本平均为1728美元。
