The role of lower urinary tract symptoms in fall risk assessment tools in hospitals: a review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

• Published in: F1000 research Vol. 9; p. 236
• Main Authors: Roggeman, Saskia, Weiss, Jeffrey P, Van Laecke, Erik, Vande Walle, Johan, Everaert, Karel, Bower, Wendy F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Faculty of 1000 Ltd 2020; F1000 Research Limited; F1000 Research Ltd
• Subjects: Age; Diuretics; Falls; Fractures; Frailty; Geriatrics; Health risks; Hospitals; Older people; Patients; Review; Risk assessment; Studies; Urinary incontinence; Urinary tract; Urine; Urogenital system; in-hospital falls; nocturia; Lower urinary tract symptoms

A large number of falls in hospitals occur on the way to the toilet. Accordingly, a literature search was conducted in Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify fall risk screening and assessment metrics published between 1980 and 2019 and to study the inclusion of lower u...