Open AccessRate of accidental falls in institutionalised older people with and without cognitive impairment halved as a result of a staff-oriented intervention
Author(s) -
A. Bouwen,
Jan De Lepeleire,
Frank Buntinx
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afn053
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , intervention (counseling) , cognitive impairment , cognition , older people , accidental fall , medical emergency , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry , surgery , physics , acoustics
o evaluate the impact of a staff-oriented intervention on the number of accidental falls in residents with and without cognitive impairment.
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