This systematic review aimed to identify thematic elements within definitions of physical and
chemical restraint, compare explicit and implicit definitions, and synthesize reliability and …

Background Use of physical and chemical restraints are common in residential aged care
facilities worldwide. Restraint use can pose harm to residents even causing deaths …

Background Falls in older people are common and morbid. Prediction models can help
identifying individuals at higher fall risk. Electronic health records (EHR) offer an opportunity …

Hip fracture is the most devastating type of osteoporosis-related fracture, and is a major
worldwide public health problem with a high socioeconomic burden, morbidity rate, and …

Background: Physical restraints are known to violate human rights, yet their use persists in
long-term care facilities. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, methods, and …

Physical restraints in the long-term care setting are still commonly used in several countries
with a prevalence ranging from 6% to 85%. Trying to have a broad and extensive overlook …

Older adults living in nursing homes (NHs) are at greater risk of injury resulting from a fall
due to multiple factors, such as functional/cognitive impairment, postural instability …

Background Falls are frequent among older adults and have significant health and
economic consequences. There have been few studies on the epidemiology of falls in …

Background Fall-related hospitalisations from residential aged care services (RACS) are
distressing for residents and costly to the healthcare system. Strategies to limit …

Prevention strategies should be constantly improved to manage falls and frailty in the
elderly. Therefore, we aimed at creating a screening and predictive protocol as a replicable …