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Estimating the effe...
Estimating the effects of a studded footwear subsidy program on pedestrian falls among older adults in Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Bonander, Carl (author)
- Karlstads universitet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för medicin, avdelningen för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, enheten för hälsometri,Institute of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Health Metrics,Centrum för personsäkerhet (from 2013-2020),Karlstad Univ, Ctr Publ Safety, Karlstad, Sweden.;Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Hlth Metr Unit, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Holmberg, Robin (author)
- Karlstads universitet,Centrum för personsäkerhet (from 2013-2020),Karlstad Univ, Ctr Publ Safety, Karlstad, Sweden.
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- Elsevier BV, 2019
- 2019
- English.
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In: Accident Analysis and Prevention. - : Elsevier BV. - 0001-4575 .- 1879-2057. ; 132
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- We study the effects of a studded footwear subsidy program in Gothenburg, Sweden, where a free pair of anti-slip devices was distributed to all residents aged over 65 years as a pedestrian falls prevention measure. Using a difference-in-differences approach with internal age-based controls, we find evidence of a short-term effect on emergency department visits due to slips on snow and ice during the first year of the intervention ( -45% [95% CI: - 54, - 9] in 2013), which equates to 21.8 injuries prevented (95% CI: 3.34, 39.4). A cost-benefit analysis based on this result suggests that the short-term benefits outweigh the total costs of the intervention (benefit-cost ratio: 6.9 [95% CI: 1.05-12.46]), indicating that this type of subsidy program may be an important tool for the prevention of pedestrian falls among older adults during icy weather conditions. However, replication at other sites is recommended before drawing any strong and general conclusions.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Vulnerable road users
- Falls prevention
- Elderly
- Road safety
- Evaluation
- Quasi-experimental
- time
- mortality
- surface
- walking
- devices
- Engineering
- Public
- Environmental & Occupational Health
- Vulnerable road users
- Risk and Environmental Studies
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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