Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial
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Hill, A.,
Hill, K.,
Brauer, S.,
Oliver, D.,
Hoffmann, T.,
Beer, C.,
McPhail, S.,
&
Haines, T. P.
(2009).
Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial.
BMC Geriatrics, 9 (April).
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-14
Abstract
Accidental falls by older patients in hospital are one of the most commonly reported adverse events. Falls after discharge are also common. These falls have enormous physical, psychological and social consequences for older patients, including serious physical injury and reduced quality of life, and are also a source of substantial cost to health systems worldwide. There have been a limited number of randomised controlled trials, mainly using multifactorial interventions, aiming to prevent older people falling whilst inpatients. Trials to date have produced conflicting results and recent meta-analyses highlight that there is still insufficient evidence to clearly identify which interventions may reduce the rate of falls, and falls related injuries, in this population.
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