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- Title
Reducing falls among geriatric rehabilitation patients: a controlled clinical trial.
- Authors
Vieira, Edgar Ramos; Berean, Colleen; Paches, Debra; Caveny, Penny; Yuen, Doris; Ballash, Lauralee; Freund-Heritage, Rosalie
- Abstract
The article presents a study that assessed the efficacy of an intervention programme to reduce falls among geriatric rehabilitation patients. The programme was based on interviews and systematic reviews. The rates of falls were recorded before and after the intervention. Evidence showed decrease in the percentage of the rate of falls on the intervention ward after implementation. It concluded that the intervention programme reduced falls among geriatric rehabilitation patients.
- Subjects
ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; CLINICAL trials; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis; COMMUNITY-based social services; GERIATRIC rehabilitation; EVALUATION of human services programs; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; OLD age
- Publication
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 4, p325
- ISSN
0269-2155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0269215512456308