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| Falls among psychogeriatric patients | | Author(s) | Seth A Brown, Barry A Edelstein |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 21, no 4, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 3-18 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Falls ; At risk ; Psychogeriatric patients ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Fall risks factors for 144 hospitalised psychogeriatric residents (84 fallers and 60 non-fallers) were examined. A logistic regression analysis using 26 intrinsic predictor variables correctly classified 74% of fallers and non-fallers. Three significant fall predictor variables were cardiovascular disorder, psychotic disorder, and antipsychotic medication. An examination of 349 total and 84 representative falls revealed a larger percentage of falls taking place during the evening and in the bedroom, hallway, dining room, day room, outside, and bathroom. Most falls occurred while residents were walking or standing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001221203 A |
| Classmark | OLF: CA3: LF:E: 7T |
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