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Huey-Ming Tzeng1, Lynn S Jansen, Udoka Okpalauwaekwe
1The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (Dr Tzeng); University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Dr Jansen and Mr Okpalauwaekwe), Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatchewan, Canada (Ms Andreas); and Department of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Dykes and Ms Khasnabish).
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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