Falls in hospital settings: a longitudinal study
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Falls in hospital settings: a longitudinal study.
This study aims to assess the prevalence of falls, understand their consequences, identify causes and analyze intervention strategies to prevent them. This is a descriptive longitudinal study, from 2007 to 2009, in which nurses recorded patients' falls in a medicine ward, using a scale developed for this end. Most falls occurred with partially dependent patients, with a mean age ranging from 64...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0104-1169
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692012000300023