Aplicação da Medication Fall Risk Score em doentes com notificação de incidente de queda: análise retrospetiva

Translated title of the contribution: Application of the Medication Fall Risk Score in patients will fall notification= Aplicación de la Medication Fall Risk Score en pacientes con incidente de caída notificado: a retrospective analysis= análisis retrospectivo

Luciana Souza, Susana Ramos, Catherine Isoppo, Ana Diniz, Catarina Ferreira, Paulo Sousa

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Abstract

Background: Falls in hospital settings are frequent adverse events, with medications contributing significantly. Objective: To analyze inpatient fall notifications and characterize fall risk with a focus on drug therapy by applying the Medication Fall Risk Score. Methodology: An observational, descriptive, and retrospective study was conducted in a Portuguese hospital center. The Medication Fall Risk Score was applied to a sample of 183 patient fall notifications in the first quarter of 2021. Results: The Medication Fall Risk Score identified 60.6% of patients with "yes" for high fall risk. Regarding fall risk assessment recorded in the notifications using another scale, 65.8% of patients were classified as "low risk" or "no risk." Of these, 53.9% were classified as "yes" for high risk using the Medication Fall Risk Score. Conclusion: The Medication Fall Risk Score may help to improve the detection of patients at "high risk" of falling, allowing safer medication practices for fall prevention.

Translated title of the contributionApplication of the Medication Fall Risk Score in patients will fall notification= Aplicación de la Medication Fall Risk Score en pacientes con incidente de caída notificado: a retrospective analysis= análisis retrospectivo
Original languagePortuguese
Article numbere22087
JournalRevista de Enfermagem Referência
VolumeSérie VI
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • accidental falls
  • drug therapy
  • patient safety
  • risk management

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