Hip protector compliance: A 13-month study on factors and cost in a long-term care facility

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 245-250

  Burl, Jeffrey B ^a,b   Centola, James ^b   Bonner, Alice ^a,c   Burque, Colleen ^b  

^a Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^b Masonic Health Care Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Costs and cost analysis; Falls; Hip protectors; Long term care facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESIDENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141563565     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70367-9     Document Type: Article

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