Factors related to falls, weight-loss and pressure ulcers - more insight in risk assessment among nursing home residents.

Christina Lannering, Marie Ernsth Bravell, Patrik Midlöv, Carl-Johan Östgren, Sigvard Mölstad

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Abstract

To describe how the included items in three different scales, Downton Fall Risk Index, the short form of Mini Nutritional Assessment and the Modified Norton Scale are associated to severe outcomes as falls, weight loss and pressure ulcers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)940-950
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Nursing
Volume25
Issue number7-8
Early online date2016 Jan 27
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Nursing

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