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Association hypnotic drugs and falls: Examining the impact of hospital standard instructions

Not Applicable
Conditions
Fall in the acute hospital
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000046653
Lead Sponsor
Kurume University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

This study included 2840 patients taking hypnotics dug. Falls accidents were reported for 211 (7.4%) of 2860 inpatients taking hypnotic drugs. We analyzed to identify independent factors for falls, a decision tree algorithm was created using two divergence variables and classifying the patients into three groups. The SIDE levels were the initial divergence variable. Balance disorder was the initial divergence variable.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2840
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients can not stand or miss data about balance assessment

Study & Design

Study Type
Others,meta-analysis etc
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To discover the most influential factors associated with falls.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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