Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) Program to Engage Older Adults in Fall Prevention in a Nursing Home

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BACKGROUND: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations and deaths among older adults globally.

LOCAL PROBLEM: About 24% of Canadian nursing home residents fall annually. This quality improvement project evaluated the impact of the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program on preventing falls and fall-related injuries among older adult nursing home residents in a subacute care unit in Canada.

METHODS: We used the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE) 2.0 guidelines for reporting. The intervention site is a 15-bed subacute care unit within a government-funded nursing home.

INTERVENTION: The Fall TIPS program was adapted to a nursing home setting to prevent falls. It provides fall prevention clinical decision support at the bedside.

RESULTS: The rates of falls and injuries decreased after implementing the Fall TIPS intervention.

CONCLUSION: Engaging nursing home older adult residents in fall prevention is crucial in translating evidence-based fall prevention care into clinical practice.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Journal of nursing care quality - 36(2021), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 327-332

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tzeng, Huey-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Jansen, Lynn S [VerfasserIn]
Okpalauwaekwe, Udoka [VerfasserIn]
Khasnabish, Srijesa [VerfasserIn]
Andreas, Brenda [VerfasserIn]
Dykes, Patricia C [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 20.09.2021

Date Revised 20.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000547

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320951766