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Validation and psychometric properties of the commitment to hip protectors (C-HiP) index in long-term care providers of British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: If worn during a fall, hip protectors substantially reduce risk for hip fracture. However, a major barrier to their clinical efficacy is poor user adherence. In long-term care, adherence likely depends on how committed care providers are to hip protectors, but empirical evidence is lacki...

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Autores principales: Korall, Alexandra M.B., Godin, Judith, Feldman, Fabio, Cameron, Ian D., Leung, Pet-Ming, Sims-Gould, Joanie, Robinovitch, Stephen N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28468679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0493-5