TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Differences in the risk of severe falls between patients aged <65 years and patients aged ≥65 years at a psychiatric hospital based on 12-year incident reports JO - Perspectives in psychiatric care A1 - Suga, Sayaka A1 - Tanimoto, Chie A1 - Yayama, So A1 - Suto, Shunji A1 - Matoba, Kei A1 - Sugikado, Toshinobu A1 - Makimoto, Kiyoko SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - PURPOSE: This study compared age differences in risk factors for falls requiring treatment in psychiatric patients. DESIGN AND METHODS: An incident database was used to compare fall incidents in patients aged less than 65 years and those aged greater than or equal to 65 years. FINDINGS: Approximately 30% of fallers were less than 65 years. Mental status and medication were the main risk factors. Decreased activities of daily living were associated with the most falls in patients greater than or equal to 65 years. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Fall risk differed between the two age groups. Medication may play a major role in falls among patients less than 65 years.
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LA - en SN - 0031-5990 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12565 ID - ref1 ER -