Observational studyRevista latino-americana de enfermagem2018
Risk factors for fall occurrence in hospitalized adult patients: a case-control study.
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- A novel multistep approach to standardize the reported risk factors for in-hospital falls: a proof-of-concept study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- The risk of falls among the aging population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects, Feasibility, and Safety of an Early Mobilization Protocol With Immersive Virtual Reality for Dyspnea in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: The MOVE Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Experience of heart failure patients in mobilization with virtual reality: mixed methods study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of Risk Factors for Fall Incidence Based on Statistical Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Nursing workload: use of artificial intelligence to develop a classifier model.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2024Observational
- Interprofessional approach to fall prevention in hospital care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024Article
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- Daily work variability in falls prevention of hospitalized patients: nursing team's perception.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Falls in oldest-old adults hospitalized in acute geriatric ward.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
- Hospital performance comparison of inpatient fall rates; the impact of risk adjusting for patient-related factors: a multicentre cross-sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Adverse events in critically ill patients: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveto identify risk factors for falls in hospitalized adult patients.
methodsa matched case-control study (one control for each case). A quantitative study conducted in clinical and surgical units of a teaching hospital in Southern Brazil. The sample comprised 358 patients. Data were collected over 18 months between 2013-2014. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics and conditional logistic regression using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 18.0.
resultsrisk factors identified were: disorientation/confusion [OR 4.25 (1.99 to 9.08), p<0.001]; frequent urination [OR 4.50 (1.86 to 10.87), p=0.001]; walking limitation [OR 4.34 (2.05 to 9.14), p<0.001]; absence of caregiver [OR 0.37 (0.22 to 0.63), p<0.001]; postoperative period [OR 0.50 (0.26 to 0.94), p=0.03]; and number of medications administered within 72 hours prior the fall [OR 1.20 (1.04 to 1.39) p=0.01].
conclusionrisk for falls is multifactorial. However, understanding these factors provides support to clinical decision-making and positively influences patient safety.
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