The use of fall prevention guidelines in German hospitals - A multilevel analysis

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 464-469

  Raeder, Kathrin ^a   Siegmund, Ute ^a   Grittner, Ulrike ^a   Dassen, Theo ^a   Heinze, Cornelia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fall; Fall related injuries; Guideline; Hospital; Multivariate analysis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISORIENTATION; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952929601     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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