Preventing hospital falls: feasibility of care workforce redesign to optimise patient falls education.

Authors:
Morris ME; Thwaites C; Lui R; McPhail SM; Haines T and 10 more

Journal:
Age Ageing

Publication Year: 2024

DOI:
10.1093/ageing/afad250

PMCID:
PMC10811524

PMID:
38275097

Journal Information

Full Title: Age Ageing

Abbreviation: Age Ageing

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

Publication Details

Subject Category: Geriatrics

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

PDF Available: No

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"Declaration of Conflicts of Interest MEM has a joint appointment between La Trobe University and Healthscope. TH has provided expert witness testimony on the subject of the prevention of falls in hospitals to K&L Gates Law Firm and Minter Ellison Law Firm. Declaration of Sources of Funding This trial was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant, GNT1152853. A-MH receives salary support from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Investigator (EL2) grant (GNT1174179) and the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation. MEM receives salary support from Healthscope and La Trobe University. The authors declare no conflicts of interest associated with this trial."

Evidence found in paper:

"Declaration of Sources of Funding This trial was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant, GNT1152853. A-MH receives salary support from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Investigator (EL2) grant (GNT1174179) and the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation. MEM receives salary support from Healthscope and La Trobe University. The authors declare no conflicts of interest associated with this trial."

Evidence found in paper:

"A feasibility trial incorporating a parallel two-group randomised controlled trial was conducted in an Australian hospital that focused on rehabilitation and aged care. The study was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12622000928718) before the first hospital ward was recruited. It was approved by the La Trobe University Human Ethics Committee (HREC21429). Consumers were engaged at all stages []."

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