Clinical Effectiveness and Cost of a Hospital-Based Fall Prevention Intervention: The Importance of Time Nurses Spend on the Front Line of Implementation.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and incremental net cost of a fall prevention intervention that involved hourly rounding by RNs at 2 hospitals.

Background: Minimizing in-hospital falls is a priority, but little is known about the value of fall prevention interventions.

Methods: We used an uncontrolled before-after design to evaluate changes in fall rates and time use by RNs.

Socioeconomic factors associated with adjuvant hormone therapy use in older breast cancer survivors.

Background: The authors sought to identify socioeconomic (SES) factors associated with adjuvant hormone therapy (HT) use among a contemporary population of older breast cancer survivors.

Methods: Telephone surveys were conducted among women (ages 65-89 years) residing in 4 states (California, Florida, Illinois, and New York) who underwent initial breast cancer surgery in 2003. Demographic, SES, and treatment information was collected.