Falls are a widespread concern in hospitals settings, with whole hospital rates of between 3 and 5 falls per 1000 bed-days representing around a million inpatient falls occurring in the United States each year. Between 1% and 3% of falls in hospitals result in fracture, but even minor ...
However, only a few studies analysing the risk of falling in terms of fall rates have been published [11, 12]. For example, a study conducted by Gade et al. developed the fall rate prediction model for community-dwelling older adults by fitting a Poisson regression and using the least ...
cluster-randomized trial found that although communication measures improved modestly among nursing home staff randomized to receive the intervention compared with staff in control facilities, no significant change was observed in documented fall risk reduction activities or recurrent fall rates in either ...
All hospitals implemented the Fall TIPS Program on medical and surgical units. The ITS evaluation was conducted between June 1, 2013, and August 31, 2019, to evaluate the Fall TIPS Program’s outcomes and compared the falls and fall injury rates (eAppendix and eFigures 1 and 2 in ...
(MRI). Clinically, CMBs in many cases are recognized after swing, including in cases of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic cerebrovascular infection. Hemodialysis (HD) patients are widely known to have a top occurrence of stroke, and HD patients without stroke history have been reported to own ...
6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2016;352:h6781.Barker AL, Morello RT, Wolfe R, Brand CA, Haines TP, Hill KD, et al. 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster randomised controlled trial. ...
October 8, 2012 Pharmacy Times October 2012 Diabetes Volume79 Issue10 Coverage rates of a range of vaccinations recommended for children and adolescents increased between 2010 and 2011, according to the results of surveys reported in recent editions ofMorbidity and Mortality Weekly. However, coverage ...
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To identify whether rates of accidental falls are greater for cancer survivors living in the community during or post-treatment than people with no history of cancer.. DATA SOURCES: In a systematic literature review that was conducted in December 2013, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed,...
Change in Balance and Functional Outcomes Table 4. View LargeDownload Falls at the 6-Month Follow-up 1. Hausdorff JMRios DAEdelberg HK Gait variability and fall risk in community-living older adults: a 1-year prospective study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82 (8) 105...
This prospective, observational cohort study was performed in two academic hospitals in Belgium from October 2009 till July 2011. Patients aged 70 years and older, in whom a cancer treatment decision had to be made due to new diagnosis or disease progression/relapse, were approached by a trained...