Risk of falling among hospitalized patients with high modified Morse scores could be further Stratified

Risk of falling among hospitalized patients with high modified Morse scores could be further Stratified

Abstract Background Falls during hospitalization harbor both clinical and financial outcomes. The modified Morse fall scale [MMFS] is widely used for an in-hospital risk-of-fall assessment. Nevertheless, the majority of patients at risk of falling, i.e. with high MMFS, do not fall. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Irina Gringauz, Yael Shemesh, Amir Dagan, Irina Israelov, Dana Feldman, Naama Pelz-Sinvani, Dan Justo, Gad Segal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Falls
Morse Fall Scale
Risk stratification
Hospitalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2685-2

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