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Risk factors for fall occurrence in hospitalized adult patients: a case-control study

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العنوان: Risk factors for fall occurrence in hospitalized adult patients: a case-control study
المؤلفون: Severo, Isis Marques, Kuchenbecker, Ricardo de Souza, Vieira, Débora Feijó Villas Boas, Lucena, Amália de Fátima, Almeida, Miriam de Abreu
المصدر: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. January 2018 26
بيانات النشر: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo, 2018.
سنة النشر: 2018
مصطلحات موضوعية: Accidents by Falls, Risk Factors, Adult, Hospitals, Advanced Practice Nursing, Quantitative Analysis
الوصف: Objective: to identify risk factors for falls in hospitalized adult patients. Methods: a 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. Results: risk 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]. Conclusion: risk for falls is multifactorial. However, understanding these factors provides support to clinical decision-making and positively influences patient safety.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: text/html
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0104-1169
DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.2460.3016
URL الوصول: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100332
Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
رقم الانضمام: edssci.S0104.11692018000100332
قاعدة البيانات: SciELO
الوصف
تدمد:01041169
DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.2460.3016