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Observational Study
. 2017 Nov-Dec;22(128):16-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2017.09.004.

[Elderly hospitalised people and walking capacities]

[Article in French]
Camille Castel  1 , Pascale Lescure  2 , Gilles Loggia  2 , Rémi Morello  3 , Rémi De Mil  3 , Guillaume Saint-Lorant  4
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Observational Study

[Elderly hospitalised people and walking capacities]

[Article in French]
Camille Castel et al. Soins Gerontol. 2017 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Falls in the elderly are frequent. A study carried out over 6 months in a university hospital's acute geriatric unit highlighted the real walking capacities of hospitalised elderly people. It also changed the perception of caregivers, doctors and nurses with regard to the real physical aptitudes of these patients enabling the risk of falls to be reduced in preparation for their return home or to a residential care home.

Keywords: care; chute; fall; hospitalised elderly person; mobility; mobilité; personne âgée hospitalisée; prevention; prise en soins; prévention.

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