Risk of Home Falls Among Older Adults After Acute Care Hospitalization: A Cohort Study
Older adults are at highest risk for a home fall the first 7 days after discharge from acute care hospitalization. These findings describe patient-related risk factors that acute care hospitals can use to develop geriatric-specific discharge guidelines intended to reduce home fall risk during the early care transition to home.
Authors
- Patrick S. Romano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-3979)
- Sheryl L. Catz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-9349)
- Daniel J. Tancredi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3884-7907)
- Christy Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9194-9972)
- Janice M. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-4831)
Institutions
- Tân Tạo University (VN)
- Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies (United States) (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- UC Davis Health (US)
- Adams State University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Trauma Nursing
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jtn.0000000000000816
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29