Assessing the Effectiveness of a Practice Improvement Project to Reduce Falls after Discharge from an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

• 作者: Claudia Echaide Jamal Khan Jennifer Semel Jun Zhang Karen Imbrosciano-Kemper Michael Scicchitano
• 来源期刊: 康复医学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: FALL INPATIENT REHABILITATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（2）
• 页码范围: 65-75
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Objective: To undertake a qualitative investigation of Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education Program’s efficacy to decrease the risk of falling after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation facility. Design: Structured Telephone interviews. Setting: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Participants: 1317 inpatients from the Rehabilitation Unit. Interventions: The Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program. Main Outcome Measures: The percentage of patients that fell. Results: Since the inception of the program the fall rate has reduced significantly (χ2 = 6.38;P Conclusions: Implementation of a Fall Prevention and Home Safety Education program significantly reduced the rate of falls in the three months post discharge from acute inpatient rehabilitation.