Integrated Interdisciplinary Program for Fall Prevention in Hospitalized Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- the Fall Rates
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
- Enrollment
- 3000
- Primary Endpoint
- Severities of injury as fall
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Ta-Sen Wei,MD
Director, Physical Medical and Rehabilitation, Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor
Changhua Christian Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient in CCH's fall incidence reports system
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Severities of injury as fall
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Rate of recurrent fall(participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 weeks)