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Development of a stick-on hip protector: A multiple methods study to improve hip protector design for older adults in the acute care environment

INTRODUCTION: Over 90% of hip fractures in older adults result from falls, and hospital patients are at especially high risk. Specific types of wearable hip protectors have been shown to reduce hip fracture risk during a fall by up to 80%, but user compliance has averaged less than 50%. We describe...

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Veröffentlicht in:J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng
Hauptverfasser: Post, E, Komisar, V, Sims-Gould, J, Korall, AMB, Feldman, F, Robinovitch, SN
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: SAGE Publications 2019
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6896132/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31839983
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055668319877314
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