Development and validation of a simplified falls assessment tool in an acute care setting

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 310-317

  Yip, Wai Kin ^a   Mordiffi, Siti Zubaidah ^a   Wong, Hung Chew ^b   Ang, Emily Neo Kim ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

fall assessment tool; fall risk factors; Hendrich II Falls Risk Model; inpatient falls; instrument validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPLICATION; CONFUSION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFUSION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIZZINESS; ELIMINATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84961392372     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000183     Document Type: Article

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