The effect of changing practice on fall prevention in a rehabilitative hospital: the Hospital Injury Prevention Study.

M, Vassallo; R, Vignaraja; JC, Sharma; H, Hallam; K, Binns; R, Briggs; I, Ross; S, Allen

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52102.x

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The effect of changing practice on fall prevention in a rehabilitative hospital: the Hospital Injury Prevention Study.

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Authors:

Vassallo M

Vignaraja R

Sharma JC

Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine whether a change in practice to introduce a multidisciplinary fall-prevention program can reduce falls and injury in nonacute patients in a rehabilitation hospital.<h4>Design</h4>A quasi-experimental study.<h4>Setting</h4>Three geriatric wards with a similar design, e...

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