Why do hospitalized older adults take risks that may lead to falls?

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 233-249

  Haines, Terry P ^a   Lee, Den Ching Angel ^a   O'Connell, Beverly ^b   Mcdermott, Fiona ^c   Hoffmann, Tammy ^d  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Falls; Hospital; Older adult; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; VICTORIA;

EID: 84925351399     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12026     Document Type: Article

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