REFINE (Reducing Falls in In-patient Elderly): a randomised controlled trial

Background: Falls in hospitals are common, resulting in injury and anxiety to patients, and large costs to NHS organisations. More than half of all in-patient falls in elderly people in acute care settings occur at the bedside, during transfers or whilst getting up to go to the toilet. In the majo...

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Main Authors: Vass, Catherine D., Sahota, Opinder, Drummond, Avril, Kendrick, Denise, Gladman, John R.F., Sach, Tracey, Avis, Mark, Grainge, Matthew J.
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2009
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3154/