Risk assessment and incidence of falls in adult hospitalized patients

• Main Authors: Thiana Sebben Pasa (Author), Tânia Solange Bosi De Souza Magnago (Author), Janete De Souza Urbanetto (Author), Mari Angela Meneghetti Baratto (Author), Bruna Xavier Morais (Author), Jéssica Baldissera Carollo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: assess the risk of falls in adult hospitalized patients and verify the incidence of the event in this environment. Method: cohort study, with approval by the Research Ethics Committee, which monitored 831 patients hospitalized at a university hospital. The Morse Fall Scale (MFS)...