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Leen De Paepe
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 9
Citations - 382
Leen De Paepe is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social exclusion & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 361 citations.
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Interventions for Preventing Falls in Acute- and Chronic-Care Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: To determine the characteristics and the effectiveness of hospital fall prevention programs, a large number of patients with a history of hospital falls are surveyed over a two-year period to assess the impact of these programs.
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Fall prediction in inpatients by bedside nurses using the St. Thomas's Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Inpatients (STRATIFY) instrument: a multicenter study.
Koen Milisen,Nele Staelens,René Schwendimann,Leen De Paepe,Jeroen Verhaeghe,Tom Braes,Steven Boonen,Walter Pelemans,Reto W. Kressig,Eddy Dejaeger +9 more
TL;DR: To assess the predictive value of the St. Thomas's Risk Assessment Tool in Falling Elderly Inpatients (STRATIFY) instrument, a simple fall‐risk assessment tool, when administered at a patient's hospital bedside by nurses.
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Staffing levels and the use of physical restraints in nursing homes: a multicenter study.
TL;DR: Improving knowledge and skills of NH staff to better deal with restlessness/agitation, mobility problems, and risk for falls is encouraged to decrease the use of physical restraints in NH residents.
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Feasibility of implementing a practice guideline for fall prevention on geriatric wards: A multicentre study.
Koen Milisen,Joke Coussement,Hanne Arnout,Virginie Vanlerberghe,Leen De Paepe,Didier Schoevaerdts,Margareta Lambert,Nele Van Den Noortgate,Kim Delbaere,Kim Delbaere,Steven Boonen,Eddy Dejaeger +11 more
TL;DR: Overall, the guideline was found useful, and for each risk factor, at least one discipline felt responsible and capable, and towards future implementation of the guideline, following steps should be considered.
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Translating Fall Incidence Data into Fall-Preventive Measures in Geriatric Wards - A Survey in Belgian Hospitals
Joke Coussement,Eddy Dejaeger,Margareta Lambert,Nele Van Den Noortgate,Leen De Paepe,Steven Boonen,Didier Schoevaerdts,Koen Milisen +7 more
TL;DR: Given the high rates and complexity of falls in geriatric wards, hospitals need to further implement evidence-based assessment and standard intervention care plans to maintain uniformity and quality of care.