Prevalence of falls in the last weeks of life and relationship between falls, independence, and quality of dying: A secondary analysis of a large prospective cohort study
Hiroyuki Otani,
Junichi Shimoinaba,
Hideyuki Kashiwagi
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To determine the frequency of falls and their serious complications in palliative care units (PCUs), as well as explore the complex interplay between falls, independence, and quality of dying. Methods: A secondary analysis of a large prospective cohort study of 23 PCUs in Japan was conducted from January 2017 to June 2018. Palliative care specialist physicians recorded whether patients experienced falls, serious complications from falls, activities that led to falls, independence (workability in the… Show more
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