TY - JOUR
T1 - Prediction of Falls in Acute Care Using The Morse Fall Risk Scale
AU - Jewell, Vanessa D.
AU - Capistran, Katherine
AU - Flecky, Kathleen
AU - Qi, Yongyue
AU - Fellman, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - The high number of patient falls occurring within acute care hospitals throughout the United States has led to increased patient impairment and contributed to rising healthcare costs. The Morse Fall Risk Scale is a commonly used assessment tool for prediction of a patient’s potential for experiencing a fall while in a healthcare facility. This retrospective study reviewed the use of the Morse Fall Risk Scale in a 300+ bed acute care hospital setting to determine adequacy for patient fall predictions over a four-month period. Use of multivariate regressions and Chi-Square test statistics revealed the Morse Fall Risk Scale was a predictor of patients’ fall risk in this setting with other significant predictors of fall risk potential including male gender and diagnosis (neurologic, cardiac, general medical/surgical conditions). Patients experiencing a fall had a statistically significant longer hospital stay. Occupational therapy practitioners play an important role on the interdisciplinary team by providing a comprehensive fall assessment, developing fall prevention programs, and providing discharge recommendations.
AB - The high number of patient falls occurring within acute care hospitals throughout the United States has led to increased patient impairment and contributed to rising healthcare costs. The Morse Fall Risk Scale is a commonly used assessment tool for prediction of a patient’s potential for experiencing a fall while in a healthcare facility. This retrospective study reviewed the use of the Morse Fall Risk Scale in a 300+ bed acute care hospital setting to determine adequacy for patient fall predictions over a four-month period. Use of multivariate regressions and Chi-Square test statistics revealed the Morse Fall Risk Scale was a predictor of patients’ fall risk in this setting with other significant predictors of fall risk potential including male gender and diagnosis (neurologic, cardiac, general medical/surgical conditions). Patients experiencing a fall had a statistically significant longer hospital stay. Occupational therapy practitioners play an important role on the interdisciplinary team by providing a comprehensive fall assessment, developing fall prevention programs, and providing discharge recommendations.
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U2 - 10.1080/07380577.2020.1815928
DO - 10.1080/07380577.2020.1815928
M3 - Article
C2 - 32907452
AN - SCOPUS:85090455934
VL - 34
SP - 307
EP - 319
JO - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
JF - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
SN - 0738-0577
IS - 4
ER -