A5007012740- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
Montefiore Medical Center
2018-2023
Montefiore Hospital
2021
Medical Center Hospital
2018-2021
There is insufficient research on the costs of patient falls in health care systems, a leading source nonreimbursable adverse events.
<h3>Importance</h3> Falls represent a leading cause of preventable injury in hospitals and frequently reported serious adverse event. Hospitalization is associated with an increased risk for falls injuries including hip fractures, subdural hematomas, or even death. Multifactorial strategies have been shown to reduce acute care hospitals, but evidence fall-related prevention lacking. <h3>Objective</h3> To assess whether fall-prevention tool kit that engages patients families the process...
Background: Patient falls are a major problem in hospitals. The development of Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit, TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Safety), reduced by 25% acute care hospitals leveraging health information technology to complete the 3-step fall prevention process—(1) conduct risk assessments; (2) develop tailored plans with evidence-based interventions; and (3) consistently implement plan. We learned that was most effective when patients family were engaged all 3...
Many hospital systems in the United States report injurious inpatient falls using National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators categories: None, Minor, Moderate, Major, and Death. The Major category is imprecise, including injuries ranging from a wrist fracture to potentially fatal subdural hematoma. purpose this project was refine injury classification derive valid reliable categorization types severities fall-related injuries.Based on published literature ranking fall incident reports...
Falls are a serious, persistent problem in hospitals. Ensuring that all hospital staff have adequate knowledge of how to prevent falls is the first step prevention. We identified validated fall prevention tests (FPKTs) and planned conduct systematic literature review. When review lack FPKTs, we developed evaluated FPKT, confirmed its conceptual framework, content domain, drafted test items, devised format, selected items for empirical examination, conducted psychometric evaluation. randomly...
Falls represent a persistent and costly patient safety issue. Fall TIPS (Tailored Interventions for Patient Safety) is patient-centered clinical decision-supported, fall prevention program that has led to fewer falls related injuries among hospitalized patients. We aimed identify dominant facilitators barriers adoption. This multisite qualitative study was conducted in 11 hospitals representing three academic health systems, where had been implemented at least one year. Interviews with 50...
Objectives Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) is an evidence-based fall prevention program that led to a 25% reduction in falls hospitalized adults. Because it would be helpful assess nurses’ perceptions of burdens imposed on them by using or other program, we conducted study learn benefits and burdens. Methods A 3-phase mixed-method was at 3 hospitals Massachusetts New York: (1) initial qualitative, elicited categorized views time spent implementing TIPS; (2) second used...
Abstract Background/Objectives To assess nurses' opinions of the efficacy using FallTIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) fall prevention program. Design Survey research. Setting Seven adult acute‐care hospitals in 2 hospital centers located Boston and NYC. Participants A total 298 medical‐surgical nurses on 14 randomly selected units. Intervention Three‐step program that had been use as a clinical minimum years each hospital. Measurements Fall Prevention Efficiency Scale (FPES),...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Patient falls are a major problem in hospitals. The development of Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit, TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Safety), reduced by 25% acute care hospitals leveraging health information technology to complete the 3-step fall prevention process—(1) conduct risk assessments; (2) develop tailored plans with evidence-based interventions; and (3) consistently implement plan. We learned that was most effective when patients family...