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A 10-Year Study of the Trend of Accidental Falls in the Elderly in a Japanese Hospital

Takekawa, T.; Obuchi, K.; Watanabe, S.; Yamada, N.; Abo, M. · NeuroTransmitter · 2025 · Heft 01 · S. 71 bis 78

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2025
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Zeitschrift
NeuroTransmitter
Autor:innen
Takekawa, T.; Obuchi, K.; Watanabe, S.; Yamada, N.; Abo, M.
Ausgabe
Heft 01 / 2025
Jahrgang 163
Seiten
71 bis 78
Erschienen: 2025-02-01 00:00:00
ISSN
1864-6697;1864-6743
DOI
10.1055/a-2276-0011

Zusammenfassung

AbstractElderly people are prone to falls. We established the Falls Prevention Working Group (FPWG) at our hospital in 2015 to reduce the number of falls during hospitalization. This study compared the trend of in-hospital falls in the elderly in two time periods (2008/9 and 2018/9) and determined the effects of FPWG-implemented measures. Using medical records, we counted the monthly number of falls suffered by patients during hospitalization in April 2008-March 2009 and April 2018-March 2019. We also categorized the falls according to the severity of fall-related complications.A total of 3609 hospital falls wer…

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