Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in hospitals. Although it is well understood that the physical hospital environment contributes to nearly 40% of severe or fatal hospital falls, there are significant gaps in the knowledge about the relationship between inpatient unit design and fall rates. The few studies that have examined unit design have been conducted in a single hospital (non-Veterans Health Administration [VHA]) or a small number of inpatient units, limiting generalizability. The goal of this study is to identify unit design factors contributing to inpatient falls in the VHA.

Objective

The first aim of the study is to investigate frontline and management perceptions of and experiences with veteran falls as they pertain to inpatient e

SUBMITTER: Shorr RI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317036 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature