Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster randomized trial.

Ronald I. Shorr; Michelle Chandler; Lorraine C. Mion; Teresa M. Waters; Minzhao Liu; Michael J. Daniels; Lori A. Kessler; Stephen T. Miller

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Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster randomized trial.

December 12, 2012

Shorr RI, Chandler M, Mion LC, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157(10):692-9.

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In this randomized controlled trial, use of a standardized bed alarm system did not reduce falls in elderly hospitalized patients compared with usual care.

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