Abstract
Eliminating falls and fall-associated injuries are priorities in health care. This study examined the impact of revised fall prevention interventions on psychiatric and medical patient falls. After policy revisions were well established, psychiatric falls diminished and medical falls increased. A contributing factor to the medical population finding was policy intervention noncompliance.
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Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Accidental Falls / prevention & control*
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Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Guideline Adherence / organization & administration*
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Hospitals, Community
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Humans
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Inpatients
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Middle Aged
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Program Evaluation
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Psychiatric Department, Hospital
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Regression Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Risk Management*