Cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for risk of in- hospital falls using physiotherapist clinical judgement

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 448-456

  Haines, Terry ^a,e   Kuys, Suzanne S ^b   Morrison, Greg ^b   Clarke, Jane ^c   Bew, Paul ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST ANDREW S WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Kingston Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; MASS SCREENING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JUDGMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64249124589     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318190ccc0     Document Type: Article

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