Reference standard for the prevention and management of hospital falls: a multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital falls persist as a major threat to patient safety. This study aimed to develop an interprofessional reference standard to prevent, manage and report hospital falls.

Methods

A Delphi consensus methodology, informed by the Conducting and Reporting Delphi Studies guideline, was used to design the reference standard. An interprofessional expert panel (n=47) of health professionals, researchers, policymakers and consumers participated in three Delphi rounds. Following the review of clinical guidelines, an e-Delphi survey was developed and piloted to derive 60 initial items for the standard. Two iterative rounds of e-Delphi surveys were distributed via Research Electronic Data Capture and included free-text questions and 9-point Likert scales. An online consens

SUBMITTER: Morris ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506041 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature