Citation

Rosenberg K. Am. J. Nurs. 2019; 119(8): 50.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Nurses Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.NAJ.0000577448.46856.dd

PMID

31356332

Abstract

According to this study.
Patients in a geriatric care facility are more likely to fall if they are male, frail, don't walk independently, or have impaired balance or cognition.
Fall patterns differ between patients with impaired cognition and those who have impaired mobility and balance.

Language: en