Hospital falls prevention with patient education: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital falls remain a frequent and debilitating problem worldwide. Most hospital falls prevention strategies have targeted clinician education, environmental modifications, assistive devices, hospital systems and medication reviews. The role that patients can play in preventing falls whilst in hospital has received less attention. This critical review scopes patient falls education interventions for hospitals. The quality of the educational designs under-pinning patient falls education programmes was also evaluated. The outcomes of patient-centred falls prevention programs were considered for a range of hospital settings and diagnoses.

Methods

The Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework for scoping reviews was adapted using Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA-ScR gu

SUBMITTER: Heng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7161005 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature