Preventing hospital falls by optimal screening: Educating health professionals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls; Public Health - Health service research; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000200189
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-12
• Study Completion: 2020-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 29 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 178

Inclusion Criteria

Cohorts 1 and 2 will be drawn from all hospital wards (except paediatric, maternity, emergency and theatre wards) in the experimental group hospitals.
Cohort 1 -10 clinical leaders to be approached to consider participating in the study; Cohort 2 - All nurses and allied health professionals involved in completing falls screening forms.

Exclusion Criteria

paediatric, maternity, emergency and theatre wards; non-clinical staff

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified