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Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

This document in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (CHUA), addres ...

This document in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (CHUA), addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working at hospitals. This protocol includes evidence-b ...

April 08, 2015
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Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

This document in Spanish, provided by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses nurs ...

This document in Spanish, provided by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses nurses and healthcare professionals working at hospitals. This summary includes brief information a ...

April 08, 2015
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Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

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Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

This leaflet in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses pati ...

This leaflet in Spanish, developed by the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, addresses patients admitted to hospitals and their caregivers. This leaflet includes exercises and evidence-b ...

April 08, 2015
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Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

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|Date: April 07, 2015
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Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

This document provided by the Italian Ministry of Health aims at providing recommendations for the identi ...

This document provided by the Italian Ministry of Health aims at providing recommendations for the identification and management of patients at high risk of falling who are cared for in the health car ...

April 07, 2015
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Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

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|Date: January 29, 2015
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Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Eleni Katsakiori, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Prof M Mi ...

This paper (in Greek) is written by physiotherapist Mrs Eleni Katsakiori, Ass Prof N Agelousis, Prof M Michalopoulou, and Ass Prof V Gourgoulis and published originally in a Greek Journal, Physiothera ...

January 29, 2015
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Sturzprophylaxe.de (German home page)

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|Date: January 14, 2015
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Sturzprophylaxe.de (German home page)

This is a German home page with information for lay persons containing information on understanding/defin ...

This is a German home page with information for lay persons containing information on understanding/definition of falls, risk of falling. Furthermore the homepage informs about possible exercise inter ...

January 14, 2015
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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

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|Date: June 11, 2014
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The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

Background: around one-fourth of all falls in healthcare settings are falls from bed. The role of bedrail ...

Background: around one-fourth of all falls in healthcare settings are falls from bed. The role of bedrails in falls prevention is controversial, with a prevailing orthodoxy that bedrails are harmful a ...

June 11, 2014
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The FallSafe project

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The FallSafe project

The FallSafe project is concerned with enhanced quality improvement. The project focused on prevention an ...

The FallSafe project is concerned with enhanced quality improvement. The project focused on prevention and management of falls in clinical hospital wards through the implementation of evidence-based m ...

June 11, 2014
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The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

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The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of two interventions at preventing further fal ...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of two interventions at preventing further falls in recurrent fallers. One intervention was based in primary care and the other in secondary ...

June 11, 2014
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

Background: STRATIFY is a prediction tool developed for use in for hospital inpatients. It has been widel ...

Background: STRATIFY is a prediction tool developed for use in for hospital inpatients. It has been widely used as part of hospital fall prevention plans, but it is not clear how effective its operati ...

June 11, 2014
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Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

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Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

Objective: to evaluate the impact of a staff-oriented intervention on the number of accidental falls in r ...

Objective: to evaluate the impact of a staff-oriented intervention on the number of accidental falls in residents with and without cognitive impairment. Design: clustered randomised controlled trial. ...

June 11, 2014
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Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

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Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

Objectives: to compare the use of two falls risk-identification tools (Downton and STRATIFY) with clinica ...

Objectives: to compare the use of two falls risk-identification tools (Downton and STRATIFY) with clinical judgment (based upon the observation of wandering behaviour) in predicting falls of medically ...

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Documento de consenso sobre la prevención de fragilidad y caídas en la persona mayor (Estrategia de promoción de la salud y prevención en el SNS, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad 2014, Spanish)

Consensus document on frailty and falls prevention among the elderly (The Prevention and health promotion strategy of the Spanish NHS – Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality 2014, English)

Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, English)

Guía de buenas prácticas: Prevención de caídas y lesiones derivadas de las personas mayores (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, Spanish)

Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Protocolo: Inmovilización de pacientes y sujeción mecánica (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

Taxonomy of Technologies (English)

Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Información al paciente y cuidadores: Recomendaciones prevención de caídas (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

Reliability of the Tinetti Mobility Test (TMS) in the Elderly in Greece

Sturzprophylaxe.de (German home page)

Sturzprophylaxe.de (German home page)

The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies

The FallSafe project

The FallSafe project

The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

The Winchester falls project: a randomised controlled trial of secondary prevention of falls in older people

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using the STRATIFY tool for prediction of falls in hospital patients: how well does it work?

Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

Rate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention

Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward

Fall risk-assessment tools compared with clinical judgment: an evaluation in a rehabilitation ward