Physical restraint use and falls in nursing homes: A comparison between residents with and without dementia

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Luo, Huabin ^a   Lin, Michael ^b   Castle, Nicholas ^b  

^a Mount Olive College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; falls and fractures; nursing homes; physical restraints

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551647886     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510387585     Document Type: Article

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