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A volunteer companion-observer intervention reduces falls on an acute aged care ward.
Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv
May 2005
The St George Hospital and University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Purpose: Falls are the most frequently reported adverse event in hospitalised patients and carry a risk of great harm for the frail elderly. This intervention aimed to prevent high-risk in-patients on an acute aged care ward from falling.
Design/methodology/approach: Patients assessed at high falls risk were accommodated in a room staffed by volunteer companion-observers.