In 277 consenting women and men aged ≥ 50 years and with no dementia and not receiving treatment for osteoporosis who presented to hospital with a clinical fracture, fall risk factors were assessed according to the guidelines on fall prevention in the Netherlands. Follow-up information on falls ...
METHODS: A retrospective case control study was performed in the geriatric department of Bertinot Juel Hospital, Chaumont en Vexin, Picardy, France. We assessed the incidence of patient falls during hospitalization in 2004 and 2005 in an acute geriatric ward. We compared medications taken by all ...
Objectives:To determine the relationship between physical restraints and falls in the acute hospital setting. Design:Matched case-control study. Setting:Inpatients at a 528-bed, urban, community based, acute care hospital. Participants:Two hundred twenty-eight patients who fell during hospitalization and...
Evidence of other harmful outcomes (eg, cardiovascular-related, bleeding, mortality, risk of falls, fractures, or dementia) was limited and mostly included observational evidence. Evidence was also almost entirely limited to observational studies for serious harms of pharmacotherapy in pregnant or post...
Initials Problem: Patient at Risk for Falls.Outcome: Minimize patient’s fall risk.Interventions: Based on patient’s identified fall risk indicators (see below)Intervention lists are not exhaustive, other patient interventions may be added.MFS Risk Indicator: Patient has a History of falling.Pri...
A post-hospital home exercise program improved mobility but increased falls in older people: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e104412. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104412PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 40. Messier SP, Mihalko SL, Legault C, et al. Effects of intensive diet and...
Development of a tool to assess risk for falls in women in hospital obstetric units. Because women hospitalized in obstetric units are typically young and healthy, they might be overlooked when health care providers assess for risk for fall... L Heafner,D Suda,N Casalenuovo,... - 《Nursing...
v. fell (fĕl), fall·en (fô′lən), fall·ing, falls v.intr. 1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity: Leaves fell from the tree. 2. a. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their ...
Objective To determine if daily low-dose aspirin (100 mg) reduces the risk of fractures or serious falls (fall-related hospital presentations) in healthy older men and women. Design, Setting, and Participants This substudy of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial studied older adul...
This cross-sectional analysis examines 2007 to 2015 data from the National Health Interview Survey to assess the association of hearing difficulty with