The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary QI activity for accidental fall prevention: Staff compliance is critical

• Main Authors: Ohde Sachiko (Author), Terai Mineko (Author), Oizumi Aya (Author), Takahashi Osamu (Author), Deshpande Gautam A (Author), Takekata Miwako (Author), Ishikawa Ryoichi (Author), Fukui Tsuguya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accidental falls among inpatients are a substantial cause of hospital injury. A number of successful experimental studies on fall prevention have shown the importance and efficacy of multifactorial intervention, though success rates...