New predictive models for falls among inpatients using public ADL scale in Japan: A retrospective observational study of 7,858 patients in acute care setting.

<h4>Aim</h4>Most predictive models for falls developed previously were awkward to use because of their complexity. We developed and validated a new easier-to-use predictive model for falls of adult inpatients using easily accessible information including the public ADL scale in Japan.<...

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Main Authors: Masaki Tago, Naoko E Katsuki, Yoshimasa Oda, Eiji Nakatani, Takashi Sugioka, Shu-Ichi Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236130