Falls Prevention
Listed below are the most current and relevant resources on falls prevention. For a complete list of all the resources ever listed on this page, view the MIPS TIPS Research Digest complete list of falls prevention resources.
ARTICLES
Will My Patient Fall? Abstract
A meta-analysis of 18 studies identifies the factors that are most predictive of falls.
Inpatient Falls: Lessons from the field. Full text
Describes environmental and individual causes of falls in hospitals and gives advice on successful interventions.
Falls Among Older Adults: Risk factors and prevention strategies.
A brief literature review with updates of research up to 2005.
Interventions for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. Full text
Demonstrates the effectiveness of falls-prevention programs and identifies the most effective programs.
Prevention of Falls in Older People. Abstract
Reviews the physiology of falls, risk factors, assessment issues, and evidence on interventions.
Preventing Falls in Acute Care: An innovative approach. Abstract
Describes a successful program and gives advice on providing individualized interventions.
Reducing Fall Risk in Long Term Care Residents Through the Interdisciplinary Approach. Full Text
Describes the logic and the organizational aspects of using an interdisciplinary team.
Interventions for Preventing Falls in the Elderly. Abstract
Successful interventions identified and targeted multiple risk factors.
Should Older People in Residential Care Receive Vitamin D to Prevent Falls?: Results of a randomized trial. Abstract
Supplementation reduced the incidence of falls even in those who were not considered Vitamin D deficient.
Effectiveness of Targeted Falls Prevention Programme in Subacute Hospital Setting: Randomized Controlled Trial. Full Text
The successful programme combined education, exercise, hip protectors, and a fall risk alert card.
Partnering With Patients and Families in Designing Visual Cues to Prevent Falls in Hospitalized Elders. Abstract
Patient and family feedback aided in the creation of an effective educational poster.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Fall Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Management: Lessons learned. Abstract
Describes insights gained from the implementation of a comprehensive program.
Risk Factors and Characteristics of Falls During Inpatient Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients. Abstract
Different risk factors affected different groups of geriatric patients.
Wheelchair-Related Falls: Current evidence and directions for improved quality care. Abstract
Reviews existing data and makes recommendations.
Psychometric Properties of the Post-Fall Index.
Researchers tested a new instrument to identify the causes of a fall.
Assessing Falls in Older Adults: A comprehensive fall evaluation to reduce fall risk in older adults.Abstract
Describes a tool for evaluating fall risk and recommends multifactorial interventions.
Use of a Content Analysis Procedure for the Development of a Falls Management Audit Tool. Abstract
Established reliability and validity for a tool to evaluate falls-prevention initiatives in nursing homes.
Prevention of Fall-Related Injuries in Long-Term Care: A randomized controlled trial of staff education. Full Text
The staff education program had no effect on serious fall-related injuries.
