Background Falls remain a common and debilitating problem in hospitals worldwide. The
aim of this study was to investigate the effects of falls prevention interventions on falls rates …

Background Hospital falls remain a frequent and debilitating problem worldwide. Most
hospital falls prevention strategies have targeted clinician education, environmental …

Falls are common among inpatients. Several reviews, including 4 meta-analyses involving
19 studies, show that multicomponent programs to prevent falls among inpatients reduce …

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Context Falls cause injury and death for persons of all ages, but risk of falls increases
markedly with age. Hospitalization further increases risk, yet no evidence exists to support …

Objectives To systematically document the implementation, components, comparators,
adherence, and effectiveness of published fall prevention approaches in US acute care …

Introduction Patient-centeredness is central to healthcare. Hospitals should address
patients' unique needs to improve safety and quality. Patient engagement in healthcare …

Background Children experience multiple painful procedures when being cared for in
emergency departments (EDs). Unfortunately, evidence-based interventions to manage …

Falls and injurious falls are a major safety concern for patient care in acute care hospitals.
Inpatient falls and injurious falls can cause extra financial burden to patients, families, and …

The association between drugs and falls has been widely studied in the past 3 decades,
with increasingly robust evidence of a causal link. Both specific classes of drugs and the …