Background The ability of acute care providers to cope with the influx of frail older patients is
increasingly stressed, and changes need to be made to improve care provided to older …

Background: delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome that is common among
elderly inpatients. It has been associated with increased mortality, longer hospital stays …

Severity of falls in hospital patients are threat to patient safety which can result in a financial
burden on the patient's family and health care services. Both patient specific and …

Objectives: Learning from incident reporting systems is one core strategy to develop a
culture of safety for healthcare workers and patients. The aim of this retrospective study was …

Background Accidental falls during hospitalisation have a range of complications and more
information is needed to improve prevention. We investigated patterns of in‐hospital fall …

Background: Patients with communication disability, associated with impairments of speech,
language, or voice, have a three-fold increased risk of adverse events in hospital. However …

Patient falls in hospital may lead to physical, psychological, social and financial impacts.
Understanding patients' perceptions of their fall risk will help to direct fall prevention …

Falls cause injuries such as fractures, skin lacerations, bleeding, and head injury, and
individuals who have experienced a fall can develop a fear of falling again, leading to …

Patient falls cause economic loss in hospitals, as well as patient injuries. This study aimed to
calculate the additional hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) due to fall-related serious …

Falls are a major problem in hospitals, and physical or chemical restraints are commonly
used to “protect” patients in hospitals and service users in hostels, especially elderly patients …