Can volunteer companions prevent falls among inpatients? A feasibility study using a pre-post comparative design

BACKGROUND: Falls in hospital are frequent and their consequences place an increased burden on health services. We evaluated a falls prevention strategy consisting of the introduction of volunteers to 'sit' with patients identified as being at high risk of falling. METHODS: Two four bed &#...

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Autores principales: Giles, Lynne C, Bolch, Denise, Rouvray, Robyn, McErlean, Beth, Whitehead, Craig H, Phillips, Paddy A, Crotty, Maria
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16895609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-6-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16895609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-6-11

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