the Fall Rates, the Severity of Injuries
Conditions
Brief summary
Falls are very common accidents in Hospital. It not only results in injuries, less mobility among patients but increases their length of stay, cost and family burdens. Reducing the rates and injuries of falls is an urgent issue around hospitals. An integrated multidisciplinary fall prevention program (IMFPP) was implemented from 2006 in CCH. Members include physicians, nurses, case manager therapists, engineers and staffs of maintenance. The aim of this study is to determine whether IMFPP efforts support interventions with multiple components do reduce the fall rates and severity of injuries.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALintegrated multidisciplinary fall prevention program
Sponsors
Changhua Christian Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patient in CCH's fall incidence reports system
Exclusion criteria
* No
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severities of injury as fall | within 1 day after fall | Severities of injury was according to Taiwan Quality Indicator Project (TQIP) 1. mild injury (contusion, abrasion wound) 2. moderate injury (sprain, laceration wound) 3. severe injury (fracture, conscious loss) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of recurrent fall | participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed