Development of the second editions of fall prevention program for pediatric patients, and verification of the validity.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24792526
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: FUJITA Yuichi 兵庫医療大学, 看護学部, 講師 (20511075)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 小児看護 / 転倒・転落 / 安全管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed the second editions of the Child-Fall Risk Assessment Tool for pediatric patients using cribs. Ten risk factors were significantly related to falls while walking. Eleven risk factors were significantly related to falls from cribs. AUC was 0.81, and the sensitivity and specificity were 0.78 and 0.73. In the third edition of the assessment tool for pediatric patients using cribs, AUC was 0.83-0.84.
We implemented the program for 6 months. The fall rate was reduced to 1.53 from 2.06 (1,000 patient-days).

Free Research Field

医歯薬学、看護学、生涯発達看護学