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Seasonal ambient changes influence inpatient falls

Author(s) -

Chie Magota,

Hiroyuki Sawatari,

Shinichi Ando,

Mari Nishizaka,

Kaoru Tanaka,

Kaori Horikoshi,

Izumi Hoashi,

Nobuko Hashiguchi,

Tomoko Ohkusa,

Akiko Chishaki

Publication year - 2016

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/afw254

Subject(s) - toileting , medicine , morning , incidence (geometry) , demography , population , injury prevention , poison control , names of the days of the week , activities of daily living , emergency medicine , environmental health , physical therapy , linguistics , physics , philosophy , sociology , optics

falls by inpatients often result in serious injuries and deterioration in a patient's physical abilities and quality of life, especially among older individuals. Although various factors have been found to be associated with falls, the combined effects of behavioural and ambient factors are not fully evaluated.

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