Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial

Background: Falls are a common adverse event during hospitalization of older adults, and few interventions have been shown to prevent them. Methods: This study was a 3-group randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of 2 forms of multimedia patient education compared with usual care for the preventi...

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Main Authors: Haines, T., Hill, A., Hill, Keith, McPhail, S., Oliver, D., Brauer, S., Hoffman, T., Beer, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Medical Association 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27449