Age and ageing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Evaluation of a nurse-led falls prevention programme versus usual care: a randomized controlled trial.
to evaluate a nurse-led management plan and care pathway for older people discharged from an Accident and Emergency Department after a fall. ⋯ although the differences were not significant, patients in the intervention group had fewer falls, less hospital attendances and spent less time in hospital. Moreover, patients in the intervention group were more functionally independent at 6 months post-Index fall.