Er is voldoende wetenschappelijk bewijs dat een deel van de valincidenten in het verpleeghuis te voorkomen is. Echter, de implementatie van evidence-based richtlijnen schiet vaak te kort door onvoldoende tijd bij het personeel, financiering en steun van het management. In dit onderzoek maken we inzichtelijk …

Objectives To provide a comprehensive overview of economic evaluations of falls prevention programs and to evaluate the methodology and quality of these studies. Design Systematic review of economic evaluations on falls prevention programs. Setting Studies (N=31) of community‐dwelling older adults …

Aims and objective To estimate the increased care demand and medical costs caused by falls in nursing homes. Background There is compelling evidence that falls in nursing homes are preventable. However, proper implementation of evidence‐based guidelines to prevent falls is often hindered by insufficient …