Risk assessment and incidence of falls in adult hospitalized patients

Abstract Objectives: assess the risk of falls in adult hospitalized patients and verify the incidence of the event in this environment. Method: cohort study, with approval by the Research Ethics Committee, which monitored 831 patients hospitalized at a university hospital. The Morse Fall Scale (...

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Main Authors: Thiana Sebben Pasa, Tânia Solange Bosi De Souza Magnago, Janete De Souza Urbanetto, Mari Angela Meneghetti Baratto, Bruna Xavier Morais, Jéssica Baldissera Carollo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692017000100326&lng=en&tlng=en