A randomized trial comparing digital video disc with written delivery of falls prevention education for older patients in hospital

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1458-1463

  Hill, Anne Marie ^a,b   McPhail, Steven ^c   Hoffmann, Tammy ^b   Hill, Keith ^d,e   Oliver, David ^f   Beer, Christopher ^g   Brauer, Sandra ^b   Haines, Terry P ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ Victoria Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Education; Hospital; Inpatients; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALLING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEO DISK; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEODISC RECORDING; WRITING;

EID: 67650214801     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02346.x     Document Type: Article

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