Incidence of falls in three different types of geriatric care : Swedish prospective study
Sammanfattning
The incidence and consequences of falls were investigated in three different types of Swedish geriatric care clinics: a geriatric rehabilitation clinic, a psychogeriatric clinic and a nursing home. Falls were prospectively registered by the nursing staff. The incidence rate of falls per 10,000 patient days of the psychogeriatric clinic was 171 compared with 92 at the geriatric rehabilitation clinic, and 31 at the nursing home.