| Characteristics of falls in inpatient psychiatric units. | |
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PMID: 22807557 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objective:Falls in inpatient psychiatric units are more frequent than in other age-matched unit types. We set out to explore factors associated with falls in inpatient units in a large metropolitan mental health service.Method:Contributory factors, location, activity and outcomes were identified for 559 falls. Overall falls rates were also calculated.Results:Falls rate was 1.25 per 1000 occupied bed days, with highest rates in psychogeriatric units. Almost 50% of falls were related to physiological factors, with balance or mobility difficulties accounting for 19% of all falls. Falls most frequently occurred in bedrooms, outdoor areas, corridors and bathrooms. The most common activity at the time of the fall was walking (41%) and transfers were associated with 17% of falls. Outcomes were evenly spread between no outcome and minor to moderate injury. No severe injuries were reported.Conclusions:Although falls may have been under-reported, this study establishes an analysis framework and baseline data for the monitoring of falls in inpatient psychiatric units in Australia. |
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Justin Scanlan; Jessica Wheatley; Susannah McIntosh |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-7-17 |
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Title: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Volume: - ISSN: 1440-1665 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-7-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9613603 Medline TA: Australas Psychiatry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Professional Senior, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Services, Sydney and South Western Sydney Local Health Districts, and Lecturer, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
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