Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Preventing falls in hospitals. University of York. Effectiveness Matters. 2014 Authors' objectives This issue of Effectiveness Matters summarises the evidence about the effectiveness and implementation of interventions to prevent falls in hospitals. The bulletin is based on existing sources of synthesised and quality-assessed evidence and NICE guidance:
Falls: assessment and prevention of falls in older people Authors' conclusions Falls in hospital impact on quality of life and health, and cost the NHS more than £2.3 billion per year.
An individualised falls risk assessment is essential to identify targeted prevention interventions.
The use of single or multicomponent interventions is effective in reducing the risk of falls in hospitals.
Effective components in prevention programmes include: engagement of front-line staff in the design of interventions, use of falls data, attitiude change away from the inevitability of falls and training to promote guidance.
Board and ward level leadership and support are consistently associated with implementation success.
Ongoing monitoring of adherence is important for the maintenance of long-term changes. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Accidental Fallss; Hospitals; Safety Management Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdon. Tel: +44 1094 321040 Email: crd@york.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32014001337 Date abstract record published 12/11/2014 |