Fall prevention not to disturb the activity of patients -verification utility of Fall risk behavior assessment tool -

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K20669
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Sapporo City University
• Principal Investigator: HIYAMA Akiko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70458149)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 転倒予防 / 転倒リスクアセスメント / アセスメントツール開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The fall risk behavior assessment tool had high prediction accuracy and the use of tools brought about behavioral change of nurses such as increase of observation point, reconfirmation of risk, re-recognition of importance. As a result of tool assessment and care structuring, the most important assessment is " habitual behaviors with unstable activities," and the priority care for that is " support for safe behavior by helping with moving, rest and sleep, elimination, dressing and undressing "," detecting of adverse drug reaction and condition of the disease that leading to fall risk in early, and support for alleviation them ". According to the analysis of the consistency of the tool nurse and the patient, the consistency of assessment that took into consideration the fall risk and behavioral stability was low.

Free Research Field

医療安全