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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867035/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - helps to keep patients safe from falling.28
Communication
While individual efforts to prevent falls … Falls at the geriatric hospital ward in the context
of risk factors of falling detected in a comprehensive … History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls:
outcome of a fall rate model applied … Falls in cognitively impaired older adults: implications for risk
assessment and prevention. … Prevention of falls in hospital. Clin Med (Lond). 2017;17(4):360-362. [Free full
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hospital
Preventing patient falls in hospital settings is a patient safety priority. … SmartSocks – socks containing pressure
sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up – reduced falls … by more than 50% among patients
determined to be at high-risk of falling. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/fall-prevention-smart-socks-system-reduces-hospital-fall-rates
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fear-falling-how-hospitals-do-even-more-harm-keeping-patients-bed
October 26, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
‘Fear of falling’: how hospitals do even more harm by … Citation Text:
‘Fear of falling’: how hospitals do even more harm by keeping patients in bed. … Patient falls with harm are a common sentinel event. … March 24, 2021
Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary … falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-effectiveness-engaging-patients-and-their-families-three-step-fall-prevention
February 19, 2020 - families in fall prevention . … July 18, 2018
Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of … falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial. … June 12, 2019
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in … March 5, 2010
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72756/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient
Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall
prevention … are an ongoing patient safety concern, yet mitigating falls among inpatients remains
challenging. … decrease in the rate of falls and injuries. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-patient-centered-fall-prevention-tool-kit-reduce-falls-and-injuries-nonrandomized
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/866843
January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Falls Prevention Awareness … Innovations
Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans … The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children with physical and … Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31 … The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children with physical and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
February 14, 2017 - Study
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among hospital staff. … February 14, 2017
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: … May 4, 2015
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall
June 01, 2010 - high quality research on fall prevention in the hospital. … Every time a weak or frail patient walks, he or she may be at risk of falling. … Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. … Prevention of falls in hospitalized and institutionalized older people. … A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-prevent-falls-using-multimodal-multidisciplinary-team
June 22, 2010 - Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023 … February 17, 2021
Special Issue on Falls. … March 2, 2016
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40407/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention
of falls among hospital staff. … Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls
among hospital staff. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insights-climate-safety-towards-prevention-falls-among-hospital-staff
https … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/6-pack-programme-decrease-fall-injuries-acute-hospitals-cluster-randomised-controlled-trial
December 21, 2014 - The bundle included assessing patients' risk for falling along with several widely used tactics to prevent … falls. … Despite successful implementation of the fall prevention bundle, falls occurred just as frequently on … December 31, 2012
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls … March 2, 2012
Insights into the climate of safety towards the prevention of falls among
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-integrative-review
November 03, 2021 - Review
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … Fall Prevention in Hospitals. Clin Nurs Res. 2011;21(1). doi:10.1177/1054773811418106. … in developing fall prevention programs. … Related Resources
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … April 15, 2009
Innovation in patient safety: a new task design in reducing patient falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-prevent-falls-older-adults-updated-evidence-report-and-systematic-review-us
November 14, 2018 - Review
Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and … Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the … Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in adults aged 65 years and older, and prevention is a … This review of interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults was conducted for the … November 8, 2023
The challenge of risk prevention in home healthcare-an interview study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
May 01, 2017 - Government Resource
Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … Citation Text:
Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals . … educational webinars and implementation guidance to help hospitals use an AHRQ toolkit to decrease risk of falls … More About The Topic
Hospitals
Health Care Providers
Educators
Medicine
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/roi-fall-prevention-intervention-invest-little-save-lot
September 13, 2017 - Study
ROI for a fall prevention intervention: invest a little, save a lot. … ROI for a fall prevention intervention: invest a little, save a lot. … Falls and falls with injury are significant sources of morbidity and mortality and can have substantial … This study showed that after implementing the Fall TIPS program, falls and falls with injury decreased … ROI for a fall prevention intervention: invest a little, save a lot.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40146/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in
older adults: a systematic evidence review … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults:
a systematic evidence review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic … prevention strategies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital
April 24, 2018 - The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … The authors suggest that immobilizing patients is not the answer to fall prevention and advocate for … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … November 12, 2014
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States … June 21, 2015
Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-trial-multifactorial-strategy-prevent-serious-fall-injuries
August 04, 2021 - ten health care systems to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to prevent falls … December 16, 2020
Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce … falls and injuries: a nonrandomized controlled trial. … July 19, 2023
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … of an evidence-based fall prevention program.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44441/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Preventing Falls With Injury. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
Patient falls are preventable and can be addressed … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-relevant-interventions-prevent-falling-older-adults-systematic-evidence-review
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
September 14, 2022 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children … Citation Text:
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children … The SMAS was developed as an adjunct to the existing institutional fall prevention bundle and to address … of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments. … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans
May 31, 2023