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The elderly fall events have become the major public health issue in the world these days. In the United States, falls are the leading cause of accidental death for the elderly. This study applied logistic regression and decision tree to construct inpatient fall risk assessment model in elderly patients. By case-control method, we collected 602 fall and non-fall patients' data, including demographic...
Does a targeted falls prevention programme reduce falls and falls-related injuries in elderly people during hospital stays?Randomised controlled trial.A targeted falls prevention programme plus usual care significantly reduced the rate of falls by 30% compared with usual care alone (p=0.004). Fall related injuries were reduced by 28% (p=0.20). The prevention programme reduced the proportion of people...
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