In-hospital fall-risk screening in 4,735 geriatric patients from the LUCAS project

OBJECTIVES: In-hospital falls in older patients are frequent, but the identification of patients at risk of falling is challenging. Aim of this study was to improve the identification of high-risk patients. Therefore, a simplified screening-tool was developed, validated, and compared to the STRATIFY...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2013-03, Vol.17 (3), p.264-269
Hauptverfasser:	Neumann, L, Hoffmann, V. S, Golgert, S, Hasford, J, von Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - prevention & control Accuracy Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Biological and medical sciences cognition data collection drug therapy elderly Falls Feeding. Feeding behavior Female functional status Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology gender Geriatric Assessment - methods Geriatrics Geriatrics/Gerontology Germany Hospitals Humans Inpatients Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosciences Nutrition Patients Prevention Primary Care Medicine Psychotropic drugs Quality of Life Research Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies risk Risk Assessment Risk Factors risk groups screening Teaching hospitals Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems walking
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