Characteristics associated with recurrent falls among the elderly within aged-care wards in a tertiary hospital: The effect of cognitive impairment

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Xueli ^a   Van Nguyen, Huong ^b   Shen, Qing ^b   Chan, Daniel K Y ^b  

^a Beijing Geriatric Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Inpatient; Recurrent falls; The elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STROKE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960084944     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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