Geriatric nursing home falls: A single institution cross-sectional study

Highlights • Nursing home patients have more comorbid conditions and more debilitated on admission. • Nursing home patients have increased rates of in-hospital complications. • In-hospital mortality is not different between community and nursing home patients.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2016-03, Vol.63, p.43-48
Hauptverfasser:	Botwinick, Isadora, Johnson, Joshua H, Safadjou, Saman, Cohen-Levy, Wayne, Reddy, Srinivas H, McNelis, John, Teperman, Sheldon H, Stone, Melvin E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - mortality Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Aged, 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies Fall Female Geriatric Nursing Glasgow Coma Scale Homes for the Aged Hospital Mortality Humans In-hospital mortality Injury Severity Score Internal Medicine Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Nursing home Nursing Homes
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Nursing home patients have more comorbid conditions and more debilitated on admission. • Nursing home patients have increased rates of in-hospital complications. • In-hospital mortality is not different between community and nursing home patients.
ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2015.12.002