title: Cost of hospital care for elderly at risk of falling.
abstract: The variables that relate to cost of hospital care for a large sample of elderly patients at risk for falling are examined. The chief predictors of cost of hospitalization were medical, pharmacy, and nursing interventions. Use of nursing interventions, on average, raised the median hospital cost less than use of medical or pharmacy interventions. Using a standardized nursing language with the hospital's information system can provide nurses with information that demonstrates the cost effectiveness of their interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: Marita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Titler
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dochterman
authors.forename: Debra M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Picone
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Everett
authors.forename: Xian-Jin
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanak
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fei
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000191:economics*; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001510:Bed Rest / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing; D015897:Comorbidity; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D017059:Models, Econometric; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics*