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Using targeted risk factor reduction to prevent falls in older in-patients — randomised controlled trial
Author(s)	Frances Healey, Andrew Monro, Angela Cockram
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 4, July 2004
Pages	pp 390-395
Source	http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org
Keywords	Falls ; At risk ; In-patients ; Preventative medicine ; Evaluation.
Annotation	There is evidence that identifying and tackling individual risk factors can reduce the incidence of falls in the community. This study tested the efficacy of a targeted risk factor care reduction core plan in reducing risk of falling in 8 care wards and associated community units of a district hospital in the North of England. Matched pairs of wards were randomly allocated to intervention or control groups. Staff in intervention wards used a pre-printed care plan for patients identified as at risk of falling, and introduced appropriate remedial measures. After introduction of the care plan, there was a significant reduction in the relative risk of recorded falls on intervention wards but not on control wards. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040929206 A
Classmark	OLF: CA3: LF7: LK2: 4C
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