Chronoprevention in hospital falls of older people: protocol for a mixed-method study

• Main Authors: Pablo Jesús López-Soto (Author), Juan de la Cruz López-Carrasco (Author), Fabio Fabbian (Author), Rosa María Miñarro-Del Moral (Author), Rocío Segura-Ruiz (Author), Pedro Hidalgo-Lopezosa (Author), Roberto Manfredini (Author), María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Accidental falls in hospitals are serious events concerning the safety of the patients. Recent studies demonstrated that the time of falls is a key factor to be considered in prevention. It has been shown that the time of day, the day of the week and the month of the year impact...