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ArticleBMJ open2025

Consumer perspectives on implementing falls prevention and management in rehabilitation hospitals: protocol for a qualitative study.

Jonathan P McKercher, Casey L Peiris, Stephen Peterson, Claire Thwaites, Anne-Marie Hill, Amanda M Clifford, Meg E Morris

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7 authors.

Jonathan P McKercherAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-8353
Casey L PeirisLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stephen PetersonAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Claire ThwaitesAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Anne-Marie HillThe University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Amanda M CliffordSchool of Allied Health, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Meg E MorrisAcademic and Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia m.morris@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0114-4175

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHigh-quality clinical practice guidelines and hospital standards on falls prevention and management now exist, yet their implementation into clinical practice is variable. Insights from consumers could help to guide the development of a process to improve the implementation of falls prevention and management, particularly in rehabilitation hospitals where fall rates are high. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A qualitative descriptive study will incorporate semistructured interviews and focus groups to explore the perspectives of hospital consumers on how hospital falls prevention evidence can best be implemented into rehabilitation practice. Thematic analysis of the data will be conducted in NVivo using a six-phase thematic coding process guided by Braun and Clarke. Evaluation and synthesis of the data will also follow the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist. Consideration of the results from the interviews and focus groups will provide insights into the views of people with lived experience of hospitalisation and falls. Thematic analysis will be supported by direct quotes for each key theme and will highlight how the themes relate to the study aims and the rehabilitation context. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by La Trobe University Human Research Ethics Committee (HEC24526). The study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, and findings will be presented at conferences, workshops and online events.

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Accidental FallsHospitals, RehabilitationFocus GroupsHumansInterviews as TopicQualitative ResearchResearch DesignHospitalsQUALITATIVE RESEARCHREHABILITATION MEDICINE

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PMID40592754
PMCPMC12215128

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