Background: The fall rate of patients in hospitals is a worldwide concern due to the impact
falls have on patients, the family or relatives, as well as the healthcare setting. Factors …

After more than two decades of research focused on care transition improvement and
intervention development, unfavorable outcome measures associated with care transitions …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this project was to reduce patient falls and falls with injury on
three oncology divisions at a large urban teaching hospital. By standardizing assessment …

This paper offers a narrative exploration of interventions for inpatient falls among the elderly
with respect to the design of technology (equipment and furniture) and buildings. Most of the …

Patient falls within hospitals have been identified as serious but largely preventable
incidents, particularly among older adult patients. Previous literature has explored intrinsic …

This book is concerned with human factors and ergonomics in healthcare. The utility of this
area of research is to aid the design of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare …

This paper reviews the design and use of hospital-style bed rails. Rails were originally used
as a safety feature for psychiatric patients at risk of falling in the 1800s. There are benefits …

Falls are a major public health problem. It is the second leading cause of death after road
accident injuries. In elderly patients, it was found that there are two risk factors that cause …

The Centers for Disease and Control report that falls are the most common cause of injury in
older adults. Moderate to severe fall-related injuries significantly interfere with independent …

This paper reports the development stages of an integrated adult inpatient risk assessment
summary. The aim was to simplify the recording of assessment data and support …