Falls in hospital settings: a longitudinal study Caídas en el medio hospitalario: un estudio longitudinal Quedas em meio hospitalar: um estudo longitudinal

• Main Authors: Cidalina Abreu (Author), Aida Mendes (Author), José Monteiro (Author), Filipa Raquel Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aims to assess the prevalence of falls, understand their consequences, identify causes and analyze intervention strategies to prevent them. This is a descriptive longitudinal study, from 2007 to 2009, in which nurses recorded patients' falls in a medicine ward, using a scale develope...