Type of Wheelchair Used before Nursing Home Admission and Fall-Related Fractures after Nursing Home Admission
Residents who used multifunctional wheelchairs experienced more fall-related fractures after admission than those who used standard wheelchairs before nursing home admission. Further research is needed to better understand the issue of service continuity by investigating wheelchair use after nursing home admission and the circumstances of fall-related fractures.
Authors
- Nanako Tamiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8319-2057)
- Taeko Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-2624)
- Ai Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8961-9437)
- Kazuaki Uda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4211-0350)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMA Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31662/jmaj.2025-0194
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00