Research Catalog

Title

Sweden : the safety of older people.

Publication

Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2007.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies.

Description

166 p. : ill.; 24 cm

Summary

Injuries from falls among the elderly are set to become a major social and economic problem in the years to come. In Europe alone some 50,000 older people die of fall injuries every year, the equivalent of the annual death toll of road accidents for all age groups taken together. As the share of the population aged 65 and over grows rapidly in the next decades across most of the OECD, the number of fall-related injuries could rise dramatically, and with it, the strains on hospitals, medical services, social services and public budgets. Yet, in most countries the problem has so far received little attention. Fall prevention is very rarely treated in a systematic way at the national level. And at the local, regional and national levels of government, responsibility for it is often stretched tenuously among different actors and sectors, such as health care, public health, urban planning and rescue services, sometimes leading to overlaps and inefficiencies. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Sweden because, with the aging of its society already at a quite advanced stage, it exemplifies many of the current and future problems that OECD countries face in addressing fall-related injuries and fatalities among the elderly. The report looks at Sweden's policies in the area of older people's safety and well-being, seeking out and identifying good practices and areas where improvements could be made. It offers lessons that other countries can also draw from. While the report underscores the importance of the management of fall accidents, it also emphasizes the more general point that multidisciplinary and forward-looking approaches to safety and risk are essential for any policy concerning older people.--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

OECD reviews of risk management policies

Subject

• Older people > Wounds and injuries > Prevention. > Sweden
• Falls (Accidents) > Sweden > Prevention
• Older people > Care > Government policy > Sweden
• Older people > Legal status, laws, etc. > Sweden
• Personnes âgées > Lésions et blessures > Prévention. > Suède
• Personnes âgées > Soins > Politique gouvernementale > Suède
• Personnes âgées > Droit > Suède

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141) and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Available both in print and online (via subscription).

Contents

The strategic apporoach to the safety of the elderly -- The legal and regulatory framework -- Risk safety assessment -- Prevention -- Medical care.

Call Number

JBE 07-1219

ISBN

• 9264025502
• 9789264025509
• 9789264027060
• 9264027068

LCCN

2007399846

OCLC

123024563

Title

Sweden : the safety of older people.

Imprint

Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2007.

Series

OECD reviews of risk management policies

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141) and index.

Additional Formats

Available both in print and online (via subscription).

Connect to:

http://www.SourceOECD.org

Added Author

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OECD Futures Project on Risk Management Policies.

Research Call Number

JBE 07-1219