An analysis of fall incidence rate and risk factors in an inpatient rehabilitation unit: A retrospective study

Why are you predicting fall risk rather than delivering fall prevention protocols? I'd have you, your mentors and senior researchers fired for such incompetence. 

 An analysis of fall incidence rate and risk factors in an inpatient rehabilitation unit: A retrospective study

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , Volume 28(2) , Pgs. 81-87.

NARIC Accession Number: J86300.  What's this?
ISSN: 1074-9357.
Author(s): Lee, Kyu-Bum ; Lee, Jee-Sun ; Jeon, In-Pyo ; Choo, Do-Yeon ; Baik, Mi-Jung ; Kim, Eun-Hye ; Kim, Woo-Suck ; Park, Chang-Sik ; Kim, Jin-Young ; Shin, Young-Il ; Bae, Ji-Eun ; Kim, Jeong-Soo.
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 7.

Abstract: 

Study identified the clinical measures that can predict the risk of fall events in a rehabilitation hospital in Korea. The medical records of 166 patients who were hospitalized in an adult inpatient unit of the rehabilitation hospital were retrospectively analyzed for this study. As predictor variables for assessing fall risk, demographic data and the following measurements were selectively collected from patient’s medical records: Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment-Ambulation, Timed Up and Go test (TUG), 10-Meter Walk Test, 2-Minute Walk Test, Korean version Mini-Mental State Examination, Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index, Berg Balance Scale, Global Deterioration Scale, and Morse Fall Scale (Morse FS). The Morse FS, TUG, and age were found to be risk factors for the classification of faller and non-faller groups. Results suggest that Morse FS, TUG, and age are key variables in the routine initial assessment upon admission in a rehabilitation setting for screening the risk of fall. Additionally, the cutoff scores of Morse FS and TUG were observed to be more rigid than other clinical settings.
Descriptor Terms: CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, DEMOGRAPHICS, EQUILIBRIUM, HOSPITALS, INCIDENCE, INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION, POSTURE, PREVENTION, REHABILITATION FACILITIES.


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Citation: Lee, Kyu-Bum , Lee, Jee-Sun , Jeon, In-Pyo , Choo, Do-Yeon , Baik, Mi-Jung , Kim, Eun-Hye , Kim, Woo-Suck , Park, Chang-Sik , Kim, Jin-Young , Shin, Young-Il , Bae, Ji-Eun , Kim, Jeong-Soo. (2021). An analysis of fall incidence rate and risk factors in an inpatient rehabilitation unit: A retrospective study.  Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , 28(2), Pgs. 81-87. Retrieved 6/22/2021, from REHABDATA database.