The risk of fall-related hospitalisations at entry into permanent residential aged care

The risk of fall-related hospitalisations at entry into permanent residential aged care

Abstract Background Entering permanent residential aged care (PRAC) is a vulnerable time for individuals. While falls risk assessment tools exist, these have not leveraged routinely collected and integrated information from the Australian aged and health care sectors. Our study examined individual,...

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Main Authors: Maria C. Inacio, Max Moldovan, Craig Whitehead, Janet K. Sluggett, Maria Crotty, Megan Corlis, Renuka Visvanathan, Steve Wesselingh, Gillian E. Caughey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Falls
Injury
Aged care
Risk-prediction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02640-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02640-w

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