Application of Fall Risk Assessment Scale in Safe Management of Hospitalized Seniors
Liu Zuo-ya · Nanfang huli xuebao · 2013
Objective To understand the effects of the self-designed fall risk assessment scale on safe management of hospitalized seniors.Methods A self-designed fall risk assessment scale was applied in intervention group including 338 hospitalized seniors for risk factor evaluation then fall prevention intervention was implemented while conventional fall prevention intervention was applied in control group.Results In the evaluation in intervention group,the score of 289 patients was equal to or higher than four and one patient fell,with an incidence rate of 0.3% while in control group,that of 305 patients was equal to or higher than four and nine cases of fell occurred,with an incidence rate of 3.0% and different incidence rate in two groups indicated statistical significance(χ2=4.611,P0.05).Conclusion It is effective to prevent fall through the evaluation with the self-designed fall risk assessment scale,which is worth to be popularized.