Falls Prevention for Aged People in Hospitals
Master of Nursing Science
University of Melbourne
Nursing Assessment and Care NURS50004
Student Id: 970109
Introduction
Nowadays, fall prevention is a major concern among the health professionals, although the patient has been discharged from a hospital. Australians in recent era have a longer life expectancy than previous generations, but for some of them, it is damaged by falls ("Falls Prevention | Safety and Quality", 2018). As we get older, our bones become more porous and fragile due to lack of calcium and also the loss of muscle mass. In fact, almost one in three aged Australians will suffer a fall annually (Guidebook for preventing falls and harm from falls in older people, …show more content…
(2009). [Darlinghurst, N.S.W.].
Falls Prevention | Safety and Quality. (2018). Safetyandquality.gov.au. Retrieved 10 April 2018, from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/falls-prevention/
WHO. (2007). WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age. Geneva 27, Switzerland: ISBN 978 92 4 156353 6.
Stephenson, M., Macarthur, A., Giles, K., Lockwood, C., Aromataris, E., & Pearson, A. (2015). Prevention of falls in acute hospital settings: a multi-site audit and best practice implementation project. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28(1), 92-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzv113
Gale, C., Cooper, C., & Aihie Sayer, A. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors for falls in older men and women: The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Age and Ageing, 45(6), 789-794. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw129
Section 3 Indicator 2 Falls and fall-related fractures. (2018). Www2.health.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018, from https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/publications/policiesandguidelines/section-3-indicator-2-falls-fractures.
Gu, Y., Balcaen, K., Ni, Y., Ampe, J., & Goffin, J. (2018). Review on prevention of falls in hospital settings. Retrieved 10 April …show more content…
(2016) To assess quantitative data based on survey To verify quantitative data based on research Multivariable Logistic regression Men and women over 60 General Gender should be taken into account to develop fall prevention strategies This study helps to identify prevalence of falls by sex and also help to categorize range of potential risk factors and likelihood or probability of falling.
Stephenson, M., Macarthur, A., Giles, K., Lockwood, C., Aromataris, E., & Pearson, A. (2015) Comprises of Baseline audit and follow up audit cycles To check falls prevention practices in Australian hospitals and execute treatments to promote more effective practice. Multi-Site Audit Nine Acute care hospitals across Australia Acute Care Percentage compliance with falls prevention audit criteria and change in compliance between baseline and follow-up audits. Fall rate data were also analysed. This study includes data of private and public hospitals.
This study omits sex-based outcomes
This study more focus on staff education so lack of effect on fall rates
Gu, Y., Balcaen, K., Ni, Y., Ampe, J., & Goffin, J. (2018) Consists of patient
Master of Nursing Science
University of Melbourne
Nursing Assessment and Care NURS50004
Student Id: 970109
Introduction
Nowadays, fall prevention is a major concern among the health professionals, although the patient has been discharged from a hospital. Australians in recent era have a longer life expectancy than previous generations, but for some of them, it is damaged by falls ("Falls Prevention | Safety and Quality", 2018). As we get older, our bones become more porous and fragile due to lack of calcium and also the loss of muscle mass. In fact, almost one in three aged Australians will suffer a fall annually (Guidebook for preventing falls and harm from falls in older people, …show more content…
(2009). [Darlinghurst, N.S.W.].
Falls Prevention | Safety and Quality. (2018). Safetyandquality.gov.au. Retrieved 10 April 2018, from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/falls-prevention/
WHO. (2007). WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age. Geneva 27, Switzerland: ISBN 978 92 4 156353 6.
Stephenson, M., Macarthur, A., Giles, K., Lockwood, C., Aromataris, E., & Pearson, A. (2015). Prevention of falls in acute hospital settings: a multi-site audit and best practice implementation project. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28(1), 92-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzv113
Gale, C., Cooper, C., & Aihie Sayer, A. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors for falls in older men and women: The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Age and Ageing, 45(6), 789-794. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw129
Section 3 Indicator 2 Falls and fall-related fractures. (2018). Www2.health.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 April 2018, from https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/publications/policiesandguidelines/section-3-indicator-2-falls-fractures.
Gu, Y., Balcaen, K., Ni, Y., Ampe, J., & Goffin, J. (2018). Review on prevention of falls in hospital settings. Retrieved 10 April …show more content…
(2016) To assess quantitative data based on survey To verify quantitative data based on research Multivariable Logistic regression Men and women over 60 General Gender should be taken into account to develop fall prevention strategies This study helps to identify prevalence of falls by sex and also help to categorize range of potential risk factors and likelihood or probability of falling.
Stephenson, M., Macarthur, A., Giles, K., Lockwood, C., Aromataris, E., & Pearson, A. (2015) Comprises of Baseline audit and follow up audit cycles To check falls prevention practices in Australian hospitals and execute treatments to promote more effective practice. Multi-Site Audit Nine Acute care hospitals across Australia Acute Care Percentage compliance with falls prevention audit criteria and change in compliance between baseline and follow-up audits. Fall rate data were also analysed. This study includes data of private and public hospitals.
This study omits sex-based outcomes
This study more focus on staff education so lack of effect on fall rates
Gu, Y., Balcaen, K., Ni, Y., Ampe, J., & Goffin, J. (2018) Consists of patient