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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40755/psn-pdf
March 02, 2012 - Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … Fall Prevention in Hospitals. Clin Nurs Res. 2011;21(1).
doi:10.1177/1054773811418106. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-integrative-review
Analyzing literature on fall … prevention, this review provides evidence to guide nurse administrators in
developing fall prevention … /fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39987/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
Patient falls are … This randomized controlled trial offers an advance in fall prevention, as it
demonstrated a significant … reduction in falls by using a customized fall prevention strategy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44556/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care
facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
Falls … prevention team, using patient-specific approaches to minimize fall
risk, and conducting a post-fall … The role of the physical environment
as a risk for falls and the use of post-fall huddles are discussed … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/primary-care-management-guidance-fall-risk-increasing-drugs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-effectiveness-and-safety-pharmacist-independent-prescribers-care-homes-cluster
December 15, 2021 - management in long-term care residents is associated with improved hospital readmission rates and reduced fall … or monitor medications, and this cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of PIPs on fall … After six months of PIP involvement, fall rates (the primary outcome ) were not statistically different … November 16, 2022
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40598/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care
hospital. … An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-initiative-tertiary-care-hospital
This study … describes a fall prevention program that successfully reduced falls and fall-related injury rates in … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-initiative-tertiary-care-hospital
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-YHCmR_8bdShSaMTx6Mrgx
Cohorts should
include populations at
higher risk of falls and fall-
related injuries, such as
Native … Cohorts
should include populations
at higher risk of falls and
fall-related injuries, such as
Native … injuries
o Emergency
department visits
for fall-related
injuries
o Institutionalizations
(e.g … years or older who
are selected based on
functional status, age,
or other indicator of
increased fall … )
• Fall-related
morbidity, defined as:
o Fall-related injuries
and fractures
o Disability (as
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74128/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in
ambulatory environments. … Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory
environments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-addressing-pediatric-fall-safety-ambulatory-environments
Patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-addressing-pediatric-fall-safety-ambulatory-environments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls-acute-care-settings
March 13, 2008 - This study found that increased call light use was related to less fall-related patient harm, suggesting … December 15, 2011
Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) … program to engage older adults in fall prevention in a nursing home. … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall … prevention process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46375/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - Fall risk and prevention agreement: engaging patients
and families with a partnership for patient safety … Fall risk and prevention agreement: engaging patients and families with a partnership
for patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership … This improvement project tested strategies to engage care teams in fall prevention, including educating … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-risk-and-prevention-agreement-engaging-patients-and-families-partnership-patient-safety
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxoverviewmaterialspacket.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Fall Date Date 10/4/13 1/16/14 2/11/14 2/27/14 3/6/14 4/17/14
Fall Day Day of week Saturday Thursday … Tuesday Thursday Thursday Thursday
Fall Time Time or “not known” 6:35 a.m. 5:35 a.m. 7:15 a.m. 6:50 … Shift Shift N N D E N N
Fall Witnessed? Yes/no N N Y Y N N
If yes, who witnessed? … Location Fall location: room; bathroom; hallway; dining room;
activities; therapy; beauty parlor; … Walking Walking Toileting Toileting
Potential Causes of Fall Unknown
Behavior – agitation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-inpatient-falls-across-clinical-departments
September 15, 2021 - Clinical department, rates, and trends should be considered when implementing fall prevention strategies
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/portals-inpatient-care-evaluating-usability-use-and-patient-experience/citation/exploration
January 01, 2023 - Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2019 Oct 1;16(Fall):1i. eCollection 2019 Fall. PMID: 31908632.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50936/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - articles assessing the effectiveness of bedside “sitters” for agitated
patients who appear to be at high fall … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence
that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … moderate-certainty that alternatives (e.g., video
monitoring) can reduce sitter use without increasing fall … included studies had a least one methodological limitation (such as not defining what
consisted a fall
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/transforming-guidelines-action-slides-06152023.pdf
June 15, 2023 - *Advancing Fall ASsessment and Prevention PatIent-Centered Outcomes
REsearch Findings into Diverse … • Today fall risk screening is routinely done, but there
is often no CDS to address fall risk when … A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries. … ✓ Step 1: Confirm the details of patients fall risk factors based on patient’s data in EHR … o Targets common fall risk factors that can be addressed in the context of a visit.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/reconsidering-approach-prevention-recommendations-older-adults-figure-2
December 01, 2010 - The health outcomes include a reduction in fall-related fractures and serious injuries, improvement in … Minor adverse outcomes associated with specific interventions include: increased fall-related outpatient … Key Questions
KQ1: Is there direct evidence that primary care interventions reduce fall-related injury … KQ4: How are high-risk older adults identified for primary care fall interventions? … Clinical education or behavioral counseling includes exercise, fall risk reduction, and a home-hazard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42732/psn-pdf
May 05, 2014 - Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a
1-year multihospital falls collaborative … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year
multihospital falls collaborative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-mental-health-1-year-multihospital-falls … This commentary relates the experience of five hospitals that implemented different fall prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strength-improvement-recommendations-injurious-fall-investigations-retrospective-multi
August 17, 2022 - Study
Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: … Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: a retrospective multi-incident … Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: a retrospective multi-incident
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40181/psn-pdf
September 25, 2011 - The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three
midwestern hospitals. … The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three Midwestern
hospitals. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
In this study … associated with higher
operational costs and longer lengths of stay, further building an economic case for fall … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-serious-fall-related-injuries-three-midwestern-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35470/psn-pdf
July 10, 2008 - Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a
randomized controlled trial of staff education … Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized
controlled trial of staff education … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff … for reducing patient falls but found no
evidence that the intervention was effective in preventing fall-related … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-fall-related-injuries-long-term-care-randomized-controlled-trial-staff-education