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Falling short on implementation of fall prevention guidelines in health services: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background Falls are a serious risk for people who use health services. We aimed to evaluate the implementation of fall prevention guidelines in health services. Methods Databases and grey literature were searched for studies of the implementation of fall prevention guidelines in health services. Im...

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Published in:Age & Ageing Vol. 54; no. 10; pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors: Haley, Melanie N, Sherrington, Catherine, Lawler, Katherine, Harding, Katherine E, Lord, Margaret, Williams, Stuart, Taylor, Nicholas F
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2025
Subjects:
Patient compliance
Human services programs
Interprofessional relations
Patient safety
Medical care
Evaluation of medical care
Patient-professional relations
Health behavior
Continuing education
Medical protocols
Medical information storage & retrieval systems
Research funding
CINAHL database
Meta-analysis
Descriptive statistics
Systematic reviews
MEDLINE
Medical databases
Attitudes of medical personnel
Online information services
Confidence intervals
Quality assurance
Accidental falls
Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics)
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