Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls

• Main Authors: Nathalia de Araújo Sarges (Author), Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira Santos (Author), Emanuele Cordeiro Chaves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wi...