Prevalence of falls in adult and older adult psychiatric patients in China: a systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis of observational studies

Falls are among the top five sentinel events in psychiatric hospitals (Xu et al., 2012). Falls frequently result in physical consequences, such as fractures, injuries and head trauma (Harada, 2013; Saadat et al., 2016) and psychosocial problems, such as poor quality of life, loss of independence, prolonged hospitalization, and increased healthcare cost (Rizzo et al., 1998; Greene et al., 2001; Stevens et al., 2006; Cox et al., 2016).

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wen-Wang Rao, Qian-Qian Zong, Grace K.I. Lok, Shi-Bin Wang, Feng-Rong An, Gabor S. Ungvari, Chee H. Ng, Yu-Tao Xiang Source Type: research