Major Predictors of Inpatient Falls: A Multisite Study.
J Nurs Adm
; 45(10): 498-502, 2015 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26425974
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to identify key factors predictive of falls in hospitals. BACKGROUND: Patient falls remain a major concern for hospitals. Falls can increase patient morbidity/mortality and increase legal risk/cost for institutions. While a number of high-risk falls assessments are available, key predictors of falls have not been identified. METHODS: A secondary data analysis was performed on 281,865 high-risk falls assessments collected in a multisite study. RESULTS: For the total sample, logistic regression analyses demonstrated that 3 factors, falls within the past 6 months (OR=2.98), confusion (odds ratio, 2.05), taking a laxative (odds ratio, 1.54), are strong predictors of falling. Similar results were found for individual hospitals, different units within hospitals, and urban versus rural hospital locations. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that assessments of fall risk should heavily weigh the 3 predictors identified in this study. Another approach would be to intervene based on these predictors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Accidentes por Caídas
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Confusión
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Laxativos
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Pacientes Internos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Adm
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos