The characteristics of falls in an institutionalized elderly cohort in China - A Retrospective observational study.

Falls are classified by WHO as the second highest cause of accidental injuries in older adults. It remains unclear what characteristics of falls are in elderly individuals that do not present definite causes. A total of 304 institutionalized older adults presented at least one fall were recruited in this retrospective observational study.

Nurse-led medication management as a critical component of transitional care for preventing drug-related problems.

Drug-related problems (DRPs) are critical medical issues during transition from hospital to home with high prevalence. The application of a variety of interventional strategies as part of the transitional care has been studied for preventing DRPs. However, it remains challenging for minimizing DRPs in patients, especially in older adults and those with high risk of medication discrepancies after hospital discharge.

Effect of knowledge acquisition on gravida's anxiety during COVID-19.

Objectives: Pregnant women in China are among those most affected by COVID-19. This article assesses Chinese pregnant women's COVID-19 and pregnancy knowledge levels, including the modality through which such knowledge was acquired, the degree of difficulty in acquiring the knowledge, the means of confirming the accuracy of the knowledge, and difficulties in seeking help from people who possess relevant medical knowledge.

Method: The Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test was used to assess trends in binomial proportions.