Are there associations between caregiver information and suicidal behavior in psychiatric inpatients?
Further research is needed regarding the influence of caregivers on suicidal behavior of mentally ill inpatients.
a) the incidence of falls increased in the second period of the study; b) in period A, risk factors for falls related to rehabilitation (moving from bed to chair, use of walking aids) were more frequent. In period B, risk factors related to the characteristics of psychogeriatric patients were predominant (neurological illness, use of psychotropic drugs, and c) the difference in the incidence of falls between the two study periods may be related to the distinct characteristics of the patients (case mix).