Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of poststroke falls in acute hospital setting

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-562

  Schmid, Arlene A ^a,b,c   Wells, Carolyn K ^d   Concato, John ^d,e   Dallas, Mary I ^d   Lo, Albert C ^f,g   Nadeau, Steven E ^a,h   Williams, Linda S ^a,c,i,j   Peixoto, Aldo J ^d,e   Gorman, Mark ^k   Boice, John L ^l   Struve, Frederick ^d   McClain, Vincent ^d   Bravata, Dawn M ^a,i,j  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

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Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Falls; Function; Functional status; Outcomes; Predictors; Prevalence; Stroke; Stroke recovery; Stroke severity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FALLS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES; PREDICTORS; PREVALENCE; STROKE; STROKE RECOVERY; STROKE SEVERITY;

HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRGINIA;

EID: 77957084785     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.08.0133     Document Type: Article

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