geriatric patient

OBJECTIVE To review the concept, components, and characteristics of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment technique. DATA SOURCES Medline and non-Medline literature search. STUDY SELECTION The following key words were used: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; all available years of study were reviewed. DATA EXTRACTION Studies that assessed the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment technique...

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Characteristics and associated factors in patient falls, and effectiveness of the lower height of beds for the prevention of bed falls in an acute geriatric hospital.

Journal: :Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Calidad Asistencial 2013

M D Menéndez J Alonso J C Miñana J M Arche J M Díaz F Vazquez

OBJECTIVES Whereas several studies about patient falls have provided data for long-term healthcare institutions, less information is available for acute care centres. The objective was to analyze the characteristics of the patient falls and associated factors, and the effectiveness of the lower beds' height to reduce the frequency and the harms of the patient falls in an acute geriatric hospita...

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