Fall determinants in hospitalised older patients: a nested case control design - incidence, extrinsic and intrinsic risk in Malaysia

BACKGROUND: The older person is at greater risk of falls due to multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This is compounded when the elderly is admitted to hospitals, as they are acutely ill and placed in an unfamiliar environment. Delirium and polypharmacy further complicate these problems. As fal...

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Autores principales: Lee, Fatt Soon, Sararaks, Sondi, Yau, Weng Keong, Ang, Zen Yang, Jailani, Anis-Syakira, Abd Karim, Zulkarnain, Naing, Lin, Krishnan, Thillainathan, Chu, Ai Reen, Junus, Suria, Ahmad, Mohd Shahril, Sapiee, Norhayaty, Veloo, Vicneas Wary, Manoharan, Sangetavani, A. Hamid, Maimunah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8892728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35236280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02846-6

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