TY - JOUR
T1 - A time series analysis of falls and injury in the inpatient Rehabilitation settina
AU - Frisina, Pasquale G.
AU - Guellnitz, Rita
AU - Alverzo, Joan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The purpose of this study is to assess whether falls and injuries are influenced by a temporal pattern (defined as a pattern based on the time of day) in the inpatient acute rehabilitation unit/hospital (IRU/H) setting. A retrospective chart review and analysis of falls and injuries among inpatients admitted to our facility during a 9-month period was performed. The sample consisted of 367 patients who had fallen at least once; 71 had repeated falls, bringing the total number of falls to 438. Significant variation in the prevalence of falls (χ2 = 24.1, p<.01) and injuries χ2= 12.90, p < .01) based on time of day and shift was observed. In addition, a temporal pattern of fall-related injuries with patients who had sustained stroke and brain injury (χ2 = 12.74, p = .045) was also observed. The findings from this study allow for the development of interventions that are appropriate when falls and injury are most prevalent for different clinical populations in the IRU/H setting. fall patterns inpatient acute rehabilitation setting intervention.
AB - The purpose of this study is to assess whether falls and injuries are influenced by a temporal pattern (defined as a pattern based on the time of day) in the inpatient acute rehabilitation unit/hospital (IRU/H) setting. A retrospective chart review and analysis of falls and injuries among inpatients admitted to our facility during a 9-month period was performed. The sample consisted of 367 patients who had fallen at least once; 71 had repeated falls, bringing the total number of falls to 438. Significant variation in the prevalence of falls (χ2 = 24.1, p<.01) and injuries χ2= 12.90, p < .01) based on time of day and shift was observed. In addition, a temporal pattern of fall-related injuries with patients who had sustained stroke and brain injury (χ2 = 12.74, p = .045) was also observed. The findings from this study allow for the development of interventions that are appropriate when falls and injury are most prevalent for different clinical populations in the IRU/H setting. fall patterns inpatient acute rehabilitation setting intervention.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2010.tb00039.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2010.tb00039.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20681388
AN - SCOPUS:77956629747
SN - 0278-4807
VL - 35
SP - 141
EP - 146
JO - Rehabilitation Nursing
JF - Rehabilitation Nursing
IS - 4
ER -