Incidence and predicting factors of falls of older inpatients

• Main Authors: Hellen Cristina de Almeida Abreu (Author), Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners (Author), Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza Azevedo (Author), Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva (Author), Débora Regina de Oliveira Moura Abreu (Author), Adriana Delmondes de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence and predicting factors associated with falls among older inpatients. METHODS Prospective cohort study conducted in clinical units of three hospitals in Cuiaba, MT, Midwestern Brazil, from March to August 2013. In this study, 221 inpatients aged 60 or over were fol...