Predicting and Assessing Fall Risk in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Purpose Unintentional falls account for 70% of all hospital accidents. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for falls and develop an assessment tool specific for an inpatient rehabilitation facility setting. Design/Method Diagnosis and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rehabilitation nursing 2014-03, Vol.39 (2), p.86-93
Hauptverfasser: Rosario, Emily R., Kaplan, Stephanie E., Khonsari, Sepehr, Patterson, David
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