Summary of evidences for fall prevention in elderly inpatients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.36.005
- VernacularTitle:老年住院患者跌倒预防措施的证据总结
- Author:
Meng ZHOU
1
;
Li SU
;
Jing YE
;
Jinying YAN
;
Xiuying WANG
;
Yao LIU
;
Zhenhui TAO
;
Na LIU
;
Jun DENG
;
Xia LIU
;
Yanming DING
Author Information
1. 北京大学第一医院普外科 100034
- Keywords:
? Aged;
? Fall;
? Inpatients;
? Prevention;
? Evidence-based nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(36):4704-4708
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To retrieve and evaluate the evidences for fall prevention in elderly inpatients, and to summary the best evidence. MethodsGuidelines, evidence summaries and systematic reviews related to fall prevention of elderly patients were retrieved in guideline websites and databases by computer from building database to 31st December 2018. Literatures' quality evaluation and evidence grading were carried out with the Chinese version of appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluationⅡ (AGREEⅡ), "2016 Joanna Briggs Institute quality assessment tool on validity evaluation of systematic reviews" and "2014 Joanna Briggs Institute quality level of evidence and grade of recommendation system". ResultsA total of 6 documents were included with 3 guidelines and 3 systematic reviews. Based on evaluation and results extracted, 14 items of the best evidences on fall prevention were summarized in two parts including assessment and prevention, and in 6 aspects involving the medication, facility, environment, functional training, informational support and multifactorial intervention. ConclusionsMedical staff should guide patients to take standardized fall preventive measures to guarantee the safety of patients based on evidence-based medicine.
