Uptake and adherence with soft- and hard-shelled hip protectors in Norwegian nursing homes: A cluster randomised trial

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-111

  Bentzen, H ^a   Forsen L ^a   Becker, C ^b   Bergland, A ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Hard shelled hip protector; Hip fracture; Nursing homes; Patient compliance; Soft shelled hip protector

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HIP; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 36649012806     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0434-9     Document Type: Article

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