PATIENT SAFETY AND FALLS IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT

• Main Authors: Élide Vaccari (Author), Maria Helena Lenardt (Author), Mariluci Hautsch Willig (Author), Susanne Elero Betiolli (Author), Luciana Aparecida Soares de Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This is a cross-sectional and quantitative study with the aim to investigate patient safety regarding falls in the hospital environment, as reported by elderly patients. The study was carried out with 127 elderly patients of a teaching hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, between April and July 2013. Semi...