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SynthesisClinical interventions in aging2024

A Systematic Review of Falls Risk of Frail Patients with Dementia in Hospital: Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations.

Naomi Davey, Eimear Connolly, Paul Mc Elwaine, Sean P Kennelly

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Clinical interventions in aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Yearlong Evaluation of Fall Risk Determinants Among 40 Older Adults in Two Residential Assisted Living Facilities.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Naomi DaveyDepartment of Age Related Healthcare, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Eimear ConnollyDepartment of Age Related Healthcare, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Paul Mc ElwaineDepartment of Age Related Healthcare, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Sean P KennellyDepartment of Age Related Healthcare, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3721-0197

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review article assesses the effectiveness and limitations of strategies to reduce falls among hospitalized older adults with frailty and dementia. It explores the efficacy of existing fall prevention strategies for a cohort that is acutely susceptible to falls and fall-related consequences. A systematic literature search was conducted across MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, employing Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to identify studies on fall prevention strategies in hospitalized older adults with both dementia and frailty published from 2013 to 2023. The initial 643 records were distilled to eight articles, with Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR) emerging as a notable intervention. SIBR demonstrated a reduction in falls by fostering improved interdisciplinary communication and care planning. However, a decline in family engagement during consecutive sessions suggests a need for strategies to sustain familial involvement. The findings advocate for patient-centered interventions that address the cognitive and functional challenges faced by this cohort of older adults. This review advocates for comprehensive and inclusive research in hospital environments to improve fall prevention strategies for frail older adults with dementia.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsDementiaFrail ElderlyAgedHospitalizationHumansdementiafall preventionfrailtyhospitalized older adultsinterdisciplinary collaborationpatient-centered interventions

Identifiers

PMID38948169
PMCPMC11214555

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