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Design and Analysis for Fall Detection System Simplification

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Documenting fall episodes: a scoping review.

Mafalda Pernes¹, Inês Agostinho¹, Rafael A Bernardes²

¹Nursing School of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

Frontiers in Public Health

|May 18, 2023

Summary

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Thorough documentation of falls in older adults is crucial for fall risk management. This scoping review identified key questions that nursing documentation should address to prevent future falls.

Keywords:

accidental falls aged clinical audit documentation recurrent falls risk

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Nursing Science
Patient Safety

Background:

Fall risk management in older adults is critical.
Effective documentation aids in identifying and mitigating fall risk factors.
Previous research highlights the importance of documenting fall episodes.

Purpose of the Study:

To map the existing evidence on essential information for documenting falls in older adults.
To identify recommendations for nursing documentation following a fall incident.

Main Methods:

A scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute protocol.
Searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Included studies on older adults with falls in various care settings.

Main Results:

Six articles were included in the final analysis.
Recommended documentation should address: Who, What, When, Where, How, Doing what, What was said, Consequences, and Actions taken.
Despite recommendations, cost-effectiveness studies are lacking.

Conclusions:

Comprehensive fall documentation is recommended for fall prevention in older adults.
Future research should investigate the link between fall documentation, recurrence prevention, and impact on fall rates and injury severity.