Background Hospital falls remain a frequent and debilitating problem worldwide. Most
hospital falls prevention strategies have targeted clinician education, environmental …

Introduction Falls are detrimental to the well-being of individuals with spinal cord injury
(SCI). To establish effective fall prevention initiatives, a comprehensive understanding of …

Objectives To test whether subsensory vibratory noise applied to the sole of the foot using a
novel piezoelectric vibratory insole can significantly improve sensation, enhance balance …

Purpose Falls are a major safety issue in rehabilitation settings. Patients receive mixed
messages—try to be as independent as possible, but don't do anything in your room without …

Objective: Identifying risk factors for the occurrence of falls in hospitalized adult patients.
Method: Integrative review carried out in the databases of LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE and …

Background: Falls in hospital are common and serious complications of stroke. Associations
have been found between communication disorders and increased rates of falls, but have …

Background: Patients with communication disability, associated with impairments of speech,
language, or voice, have a three-fold increased risk of adverse events in hospital. However …

Importance Spinal cord injury is a lifelong disability necessitating early management of falls
during inpatient admissions. However, there is a paucity of research on fall prevention and …

Background Fall prevention is a priority in Canadian tertiary rehabilitation hospitals. We
aimed to understand the perspectives of hospital administrators on the challenges …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if the Functional Independence
Measure (FIM) is as useful as the Morse Fall Scale in determining which patients admitted to …