Medication fall risk in old hospitalized patients: A retrospective study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-176

  Costa Dias, Maria José ^a   Oliveira, Alexandre Santos ^a   Martins, Teresa ^b   Araújo, Fátima ^b   Santos, Ana Sofia ^c   Moreira, Cristina Nogueira ^c   José, Helena ^a,d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^b Nursing School ^*  (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DA LUZ   (Portugal)

^d European Academy of Nursing Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Adult; Hospital services; Pharmaceutical preparations

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; HALOPERIDOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 84891346231     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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