Falls among adult patients hospitalized in the United States: Prevalence and trends

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-17

  Bouldin, Erin L D ^a,b   Andresen, Elena M ^b,c   Dunton, Nancy E ^d   Simon, Michael ^e   Waters, Teresa M ^f   Liu, Minzhao ^g   Daniels, Michael J ^g   Mion, Lorraine C ^h   Shorr, Ronald I ^i,j  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g University of Florida   (United States)

^h VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

accidental falls; databases; epidemiology; hospital units; injuries epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84874948673     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182699b64     Document Type: Article

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