Development of a Fall Risk Assessment Tool for a Hong Kong HospitalConference Sponsor:Sigma Theta Tau InternationalConference Year:2003Author:Chow, Meyrick C.M., MAP.I. Institution Name:The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityTitle:Clinical AssociateEmail:hsmchow@polyu.edu.hkCo-Authors:Lung-sing Tsui,...
The Obstetric Fall Risk Assessment System is intended to improve safety among hospitalized women on obstetric units, using an assessment tool and scoring system to determine fall risk. 展开 关键词: falls falls risk assessment pregnancy obstetric falls ...
fall preventionelderly patientsmedicationsadverse effectsinappropriate prescribingMedication review is an essential component of comprehensive falls assessment. A medication review by pharmacists can assist to identify and notify prescribers of medications that require adjustment or discontinuation. Beers Criteria ...
However, a policymaker may wish to know how cost effective the intervention might be if it were delivered to a slightly different set of wards with a lower proportion of patients who fall under usual care (perhaps the patient population are at lower risk of falling or the background usual ...
A nested case-control study was carried out to examine relationships of a fall-risk score and the use of single medications and polypharmacy with falls among hospitalized patients aged 50 years and older in Taiwan. There were 83 patients who experienced a fall during hospitalization in an acute-...
To compare the validation of four tools for identifying painful new osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (PNOVCFs) in older Chinese men: bone mineral density (BMD), Asian osteoporosis self-assessment tool (OSTA), World Health Organization fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) (without BMD) an...
Albumin, OMS Fall Risk, and Waterlow scores prior to death were examined for associations with death within 14 days. The logistic regression suggests there is a statistically significant association between a declining albumin score and the odds of death within 14 days. For each unit reduction in...
The protocol is integrated with the HEART score (history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors), a validated ED risk assessment tool,14 to guide decisions on discharge disposition and secondary noninvasive testing. The safety and effectiveness of this novel protocol have not yet been studied beyond...
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JENA: I mean, is it going to be the case that hospitals that perform very well will fall in their ranking somewhat depending on how much you weight that equity measure? HARDER: Some of them will, some of them will not, but I think the more important impact is that by making it trans...