Title : Latest Evidence Based Research (EBR) in fall prevention of patients applied to hospital units with sensitivity to hospital culture and identity
Abstract:
Many hospital units struggle with preventing falls of patients. There is a significant body of Evidence-Based Research (EBR) to prevent falls in hospital units. Fall prevention research can be categorized in terms of experiments to assess which interventions prevent falls, comparing the experiment group with the control group, which does not receive the intervention. There are descriptive qualitative studies that use questionnaires, observations, interviews to assess the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions currently in practice. Other body of literature includes research regarding education and quality improvement strategies to support fall prevention interventions. There are also systematic reviews and meta-analyses of research on fall prevention that provide synopsis and trends in fall prevention research and interventions. This presentation discusses the most up-to-date research on fall prevention strategies that are helpful for preventing falls, which can provide guidance for practice change at the hospital unit levels. This presentation takes into consideration the culture, history, identity, and staff composition of the hospital units when proposing practice change at the hospital unit levels.
