Real-world adverse events are rarely monocausal. They emerge from the interaction of drug exposure, comorbid conditions, physiological states, concomitant medications, and patient-specific ...

January 13, 2011 — The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the British Geriatric Society (BGS) have updated their 2001 guidelines on preventing falls in older persons and have published a summary of ...

What environmental adaptations can be made in existing inpatient units, and should be considered when inpatient units are built, to reduce the risk of falls and injuries in older inpatients? Dementia, ...

†Studies including samples of people with cognitive impairment and/or dementia. In determining the rating, we used reported results from both univariate and multivariate analyses. ***Good evidence as ...