Trends in intentional and unintentional poisonings among older adults - A national register-based study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among older people intentional poisoning outnumber unintentional ones. While there are indications that time trends differ by poisoning intent, studies are scarce. We assessed how the annual prevalence of intentional and unintentional poisoning changed over time, overall and by demographic groups.

Methods

We conducted a national open cohort study of individuals aged 50-100 years, resident in Sweden during 2005-2016. Individuals were followed up in population-based registers for their demographic and health attributes from 2006-2016. Annual prevalence of hospitalization and death by poisoning intent (unintentional vs. intentional or undetermined; ICD-10 definitions) were compiled for the categories of four demographic attributes (age, sex, marital status, and birth

SUBMITTER: Moller J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature