Disability and risk of non-fatal residential injuries among adults.
OBJECTIVE
Many unintentional injuries occur in the home, but little research has considered the specific vulnerability of people with disabilities.


METHODS
Cross-sectional study examining nationally representative data from the 2004-2006 National Health Interview Surveys.


METHODS
Adults aged 18 and older who reported having an unintentional, non-motor vehicle-related injury in the home (n = 2189) or outside the home (n = 2072) and those who reported no injuries (n = 81,919) 3 months before their interview.


METHODS
Non-fatal, unintentional, non-motor vehicle-related injuries.


RESULTS
Among respondents experiencing a residential injury, 21.2% reported one type of disability, 11.2% reported two disabilities, and 9.1% reported three or more disabilities. As the number of disabilities increased, the odds of reporting a residential injury increased. Adults with three or more disabilities had three times the odds of reporting a residential injury (adjusted odds ratio = 3.2, 95% CI 2.7 to 3.9), compared with adults reporting no injury.


CONCLUSIONS
The risk of injury in the residential environment among adults with disabilities increases with increasing numbers of disabilities. Attention to home safety issues for residents with disabilities is needed.
Vladutiu
C J
CJ
The University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Casteel
C
C
Runyan
C W
CW
D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult