The Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale: a case-control study.
J Spec Pediatr Nurs
; 14(1): 22-32, 2009 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-19161572
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess whether the Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale (HDFS) identifies hospitalized pediatric patients at high risk for falls. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
The study was a matched case-control design. A chart review of 153 pediatric cases who fell and 153 controls who did not fall were pair-matched by age, gender, and diagnosis.RESULTS:
High-risk patients fell almost twice as often as low-risk patients (odds ratio 1.87, confidence interval = 1.01, 3.53, p = .03). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS A Falls Prevention Pediatric Program with the HDFS tool addresses the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals, but further research is needed to examine HDFS sensitivity-specificity.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidentes por Quedas
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Criança Hospitalizada
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Spec Pediatr Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article