title: Mobility and safe handling of people with dementia.
abstract: Moving and handling patients can be a serious risk to health care staff, and requires careful risk assessment to minimise the likelihood of harm. People with dementia can be particularly challenging because immobility can have a number of causes other than simple lack of cooperation.
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth Institute of Medicine, Health and Social Care, University of Portsmouth.
authors.forename: Kim Susan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management; D014187:Transportation of Patients