Safety of hospitalized older adult patients: an analysis of the risk of falls.
Carla Patrícia de Almeida Santos CanutoLuciane Paula Batista Araújo de OliveiraMarília Rute de Souto MedeirosWanessa Cristina Tomaz Dos Santos BarrosPublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2020)
The high risk of falls was found in more than half of the older adults, which varied according to the reason for hospitalization and comorbidities, being more frequent in those hospitalized for lung disease and in those who had Diabetes.