Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Task 1-Analyzing Research Articles Jacqueline Spence May 1, 2020 Western Governors University

A: Quantitative Article The article in discussion is The Prevalence and the Risk of Falls Among Institutionalised Elderly in Penang, Malaysia from The Medical Journal of Malaysia. A1: Background or Introduction The purpose of this study is to review the occurrences and risk factors of falls in the elderly at nursing homes in Malaysia. Review of the Literature In the introduction section, the authors cited a total of 18 articles for their study. A couple topics discussed by the authors include falls are the most common health issue worldwide among all different age groups and that prevalence seems to be related to...