Reducing care home falls: a real-world data validation of a multifactorial falls-intervention digital application
Abstract Background One in three adults over the age of 65 and one in two adults over the age of 80 will experience a fall a year. Falls account for a considerable cost burden for the National Health Services. Preventing falls in elderly care homes is a significant public health policy goal in the U...
Main Authors: | Rafaela Neiva Ganga, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Grahame Smith, Ali Mustafa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | BMC Digital Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s44247-023-00050-z |
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