Feasibility, acceptablility and effectiveness of an electronic sensor bed/chair alarm in reducing falls in patients with cognitive impairment in a subacute ward

Falls from bed are common in subacute hospital settings, particularly for patients with cognitive impairment. This repeated measures, single cohort study in 1 subacute ward evaluated effectiveness of an electronic sensor alarm in reducing falls in patients (n = 34) with cognitive impairment. Nursing...

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Main Authors: Wong Shee, A., Phillips, B., Hill, Keith, Dodd, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12746