| Title |
Are patient falls in the hospital associated with lunar cycles? A retrospective observational study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Nursing, October 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6955-4-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
René Schwendimann, Franco Joos, Sabina De Geest, Koen Milisen |
| Abstract |
Falls and associated negative outcomes in hospitalized patients are of significant concerns. The etiology of hospital inpatient falls is multifactorial, including both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Anecdotes from clinical practice exist in which health care professionals express the idea that the number of patient falls increases during times of full moon. The aim of this study was to examine in-hospital patient fall rates and their associations with days of the week, months, seasons and lunar cycles. |
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| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Indonesia | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 21 | 91% |
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| Researcher | 5 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 17% |
| Professor | 3 | 13% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 35% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 13% |
| Psychology | 1 | 4% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 17% |
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