The Affect Factors of Geriatric Hospital Nurse’s Falls Prevention Activities
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Geriatric falls in the context of a hospital fall prevention program: delirium, low body mass index, and other risk factors
BACKGROUND Inpatient geriatric falls are a frequent complication of hospital care that results in significant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE Evaluate factors associated with falls in geriatric inpatients after implementation of the fall prevention program. METHODS Prospective observational study comprised of 788 consecutive patients aged 79.5±7.6 years ( [Formula: see text] ± standard d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2465-8014,2465-8022
DOI: 10.21032/jhis.2016.41.2.203