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Certain characteristics predicted an early fall for elderly patients in a hospital rehabilitation ward

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.1.26

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    Vassallo M, Sharma JC, Briggs RS, et al. Characteristics of early fallers on elderly patient rehabilitation wards. Age Ageing 2003;32:338–42.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In elderly patients, do patient characteristics predict the risk of falling within 1 week of admission to a rehabilitation ward?

    METHODS

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    prospective cohort study with blinded outcome assessment.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    3 general rehabilitation wards in a non-acute geriatric hospital.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    1025 elderly patients (mean age 82 y, 64% women) who were consecutively admitted to a rehabilitation ward from acute medical, orthopaedic, and surgical wards after treatment for an acute illness.

    Embedded ImageAssessment of risk factors:

    patient characteristics including age, sex, past history of falls, impaired vision, hearing loss, lower limb abnormalities, confusion (Hodkinson Abbreviated Mental Test score <7 out of 10), gait disturbance (“get up and go” …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr M Vassallo, Kings Mill Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. michael.vassallokmc-tr.nhs.uk

    • Source of funding: not stated.