Evaluating the use of a targeted multiple intervention strategy in reducing patient falls in an acute care hospital: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1984-1992

  Ang, Emily ^a   Mordiffi, Siti Zubaidah ^b   Wong, Hwee Bee ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute care facility; Adults; Falls; Nursing; Randomized controlled trial; Research report; Targeted falls intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 80051554065     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05646.x     Document Type: Article

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