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(“accidental falls/prevention and control”[MAJOR] OR “Wounds and Injuries/prevention and control”[MAJOR]) AND (“hospitalization”[MAJOR] OR hospitaliz*[TW] OR “inpatients”[MAJOR]) AND English[lang] AND systematic[sb]
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1. Effectiveness of the use of bedrails in preventing falls among hospitalized older adults: a systematic review protocol. Marques P, Queirós C, Apóstolo J, Cardoso D.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2015 Jul 17;13(6):4-15. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2116. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 26455740
2. Efficacy of falls prevention interventions: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Tricco AC, Cogo E, Holroyd-Leduc J, Sibley KM, Feldman F, Kerr G, Majumdar SR, Jaglal S, Straus SE.
Syst Rev. 2013 Jun 6;2:38. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-2-38.
PMID: 23738619 Free PMC Article
3. Creation of a multi-interventional fall-prevention program: using evidence-based practice to identify high-risk units and tailor interventions. Lloyd T.
Orthop Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;30(4):249-57; quiz 258-9. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3182247c61.
PMID: 21799380
4. Reducing fall risk in the elderly: risk factors and fall prevention, a systematic review.
Pfortmueller CA, Lindner G, Exadaktylos AK.
Minerva Med. 2014 Aug;105(4):275-81. Epub 2014 May 27. Review.
PMID: 24867188 (Request through Ask A Librarian)
5. Meta-analysis: multidisciplinary fall prevention strategies in the acute care inpatient population.
DiBardino D, Cohen ER, Didwania A.
J Hosp Med. 2012 Jul-Aug;7(6):497-503. doi: 10.1002/jhm.1917. Epub 2012 Feb 27. Review.
PMID: 22371369 (Can be ordered for you)
6. Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. Spoelstra SL, Given BA, Given CW.
Clin Nurs Res. 2012 Feb;21(1):92-112. doi: 10.1177/1054773811418106. Epub 2011 Aug 23. Review. Erratum in: Clin Nurs Res. 2012 May;21(2):243.
PMID: 21862700 (Request through Ask A Librarian)
7. Prevention of falls and fall related injuries in older people in nursing homes and hospitals.
Handoll H. Inj Prev. 2010 Apr;16(2):137-8. doi: 10.1136/ip.2010.026625. No abstract available.
PMID: 20363823 (Request through Ask A Librarian)