Practices of caregivers when evaluating the risk of falls in the admission of older adults to nursing homes

ABSTRACT. Falls are a complex problem for the older population residing in nursing homes. Despite recommendations, many difficulties remain in the evaluation of and systematic information on fall risk factors. Objectives: To build and validate the Scale for Practices of Identification of and Inform...

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Main Authors: Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, Maria dos Anjos Dixe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2020-12-01
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642020000400379&tlng=en