Process evaluation of a nurse-led multifactorial intervention protocol for risk screening and assessment of fall problems among community-dwelling older persons: A pilot-study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 446-452

  Milisen, Koen ^a,b   Dejaeger, E ^b   Braes, T ^a,b   Dierickx, K ^a   De Bondt, K ^a   Smeulders, W ^c   Teughels, S ^c   Pelemans, W ^b   Boonen, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Lokaal Gezondheidsoverleg (LOGO) Zuiderkempen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compliance; Fall prevention; Feasibility; Multifactorial assessment; Time investment

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING CARE; NURSING PROTOCOL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 33751573471     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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