An integrative review of factors associated with falls during post-stroke rehabilitation

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Campbell, Grace B ^a   Matthews, Judith Tabolt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FALLING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICS; STROKE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SENSATION DISORDERS; STROKE;

EID: 78649565088     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01369.x     Document Type: Article

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